... sensitive" for early colorectal cancer cases. More articles on supply chain: Spencer Hospital reopens surgery center after fire — 3 insights 10 ASCs focused on GI & endoscopy Buying refurbished medical ...28 January 2019

... Rhodes, MD, opened the physician-owned surgery center in May 2018. Calvert County, Md., was the only Maryland county without a hospital alternative. 2. The center primarily performs colorectal cancer ...25 January 2019

The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is providing four researchers a combined $625,000 in grants to fund CRC research. What you should know: 1. The Alliance is funding four separate projects; three relate ...24 January 2019

From its potential for growth to colorectal cancer screening trends, here are five things for ASCs to know about GI: 1. It's the fastest-growing ASC specialty. Gastroenterology will have the greatest ...23 January 2019

The FDA awarded DNA testing company 23andMe clearance to include risk reports associated with hereditary colorectal cancer in its testing suite. What you should know: 1. 23andMe will soon include ...22 January 2019

A paper published in the December 2018 American Journal of Gastroenterology analyzed the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable's "80% by 2018" campaign and how it's impacted colorectal cancer screening. ...16 January 2019

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft research plan to guide its colorectal cancer guideline development, Medscape reports. What you should know: 1. The plan includes an analytic ...14 January 2019

... in on the future of gastroenterology, colorectal cancer screenings and more. 5. Why a New York-based gastroenterologist just acquired board certification in obesity medicine Anthony Starpoli, MD, a New ...11 January 2019

... at 15·8 years for colorectal cancer incidence and 16·8 years for mortality rates. 2. They found colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates were lower in the flexible sigmoidoscopy group than in ...11 January 2019

Retired NASCAR driver John Andretti underwent colorectal cancer removal surgery in Charlotte, N.C. Jan. 9, NBC affiliate WTHR reports. Five things you should know: 1. Mr. Andretti was reportedly ...10 January 2019

Researchers examined cancer rates of organ transplant recipients, finding elevated colorectal cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates, according to a study presented at ACG 2018, Oct. 5-10 in Philadelphia. ...09 January 2019

Colorectal cancer mortality rates are expected to rise as the world's population ages, according to research in the International Journal of Cancer. Researchers used the World Health Organization's database ...09 January 2019

... for style and clarity. Question: There are now more colorectal cancer options than going in for a traditional colonoscopy. If your patients are weary about going in for a colonoscopy, do you recommend ...08 January 2019

... "2018 was a landmark year for Exact Sciences. We helped more than 930,000 people get screened for colorectal cancer, launched a partnership with Pfizer to help bring Cologuard to more patients, and scaled ...08 January 2019

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins researchers discovered a potential colorectal cancer biomarker. Here's what you should know: 1. The beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase-V protein increased in human CRC tumor ...07 January 2019

... Takeda will close its U.S. headquarters in Deerfield, Ill., and move the work to Boston, the Chicago Tribune reports. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE Colorectal cancer 3rd most common cancer, 2nd most deadly ...04 January 2019

... into the future of the specialty. Here are five of the biggest trends Becker's ASC Review reported on in 2018: Lower colorectal cancer screening guidelines The American Cancer Society lowered its ...31 December 2018

... Colorectal Cancer Clinic Feb. 28. New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened Mount Sinai Doctors Palm Beach (Fla.), focused on bringing primary care, cardiology, gastroenterology and ophthalmology ...31 December 2018

Xavier Llor, MD, PhD, American Gastroenterological Association education committee chair, and medical director of the New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University's colorectal cancer prevention program, spoke ...28 December 2018

A study published in Gut examined the risk inflammatory bowel disease patients face of developing postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer. Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study in Sweden ...27 December 2018