The FDA awarded Array Biopharma's mutant metastatic colorectal cancer treatment the breakthrough therapy designation. Here's what you should know: 1. Array's encorafenib, binimetinib and cetuximab combination ...09 August 2018

... its stock to fall 18.75 percent. Exact Sciences is sponsoring Fight Colorectal Cancer and PGA Tour professional Tom Lehman to promote Fight CRC. RedHill Biopharma's Crohn's disease drug, RHB-104, successfully ...08 August 2018

... as Crohn's disease, colorectal cancer, acid reflux and more. 3. Hospital officials said the suite will improve patient privacy, access and comfort. More articles on GI and endoscopy: 5 most-read GI/endoscopy ...03 August 2018

A new analysis from Kaiser Permanente networks in northern and southern California found nearly 70 percent of patients who died of colorectal cancer were not up to date on their screenings for the condition, Gastroenterology ...03 August 2018

Fight Colorectal Cancer and PGA Tour professional Tom Lehman are partnering to promote Fight CRC. Here's what you should know: 1. Mr. Lehman is a colon cancer survivor. 2. He signed a one year-agreement, ...03 August 2018

... salary, net worth, jobs & more Click here 5. Colorectal cancer screenings on the rise, but still below CDC target: 3 important facts Click here More articles on GI and endoscopy: Exact Sciences missed ...02 August 2018

... 21 million Americans should be screened for colorectal cancer. Among adults younger than 55 years old, the incidence of colorectal cancer increased 51 percent between 1994 and 2014. Our team is working ...02 August 2018

... on GI and endoscopy: What's important to patients post-colorectal surgery? 3 study insights This low-cost solution improved ADRs for GIs: 6 important research findings These 25 states have CRC control programs ...01 August 2018

Here are six updates on GI companies from the past week: Pentax Medical acquired a controlling interest in PlasmaBiotics SAS, an endoscope drying and storage device manufacturer. Takeda completed ...01 August 2018

A study, published in Disease of the Colon & Rectum, analyzed what patients thought of their perioperative care and recovery periods following colorectal surgery. Researchers examined 167 patients ...01 August 2018

The American Cancer Society recently released guidelines advising people ages 45 and older to start colorectal cancer screenings. An article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reviewed how the updated ...31 July 2018

A new test from Rhythm Biosciences has the potential to detect a type of colon polyp often missed by colonoscopies, according to Stockhead.  Here are four key facts: 1. The ColoSTAT test looks for ...30 July 2018

A new study from the CDC published in Preventing Chronic Disease showed the rates for cancer screenings like those for colorectal cancer have improved, but are still below CDC targets, Medscape reported. ...27 July 2018

... WVU Cancer Institute to support colorectal cancer screenings. As he opened the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting, June 9 to June 13 in Chicago, American Medical Association President David O. Barbe, MD, recognized ...24 July 2018

... Colorado in Aurora, received the 2018 American Pediatric Surgical Association Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement for his contributions to pediatric colorectal surgery. ...23 July 2018

... screening test for breast, prostate or colorectal cancer. Only the words “mammogram,” “prostate-specific antigen,” or “colonoscopy” differed between phrases for each disease. Here’s what you need to ...20 July 2018

A new study conducted in the UK and published in Gut found blood detected in stool is associated with an increased risk of death from a wide range of causes, not just colorectal cancer.  The researchers ...17 July 2018

New research published in Cancer shows sending colorectal cancer screening kits in the mail increases the number of screenings, paving the way to improving screening on a larger scale.  Researchers ...17 July 2018

Washington, D.C.-based Georgetown University Medical Center family physician Kenny Lin, MD, argued the American Cancer Society's updated colorectal cancer guideline recommending people undergo screening ...12 July 2018

... suite for GI procedures. The University of Alabama at Birmingham opened its Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer Clinic Feb. 28. New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System opened Mount Sinai Doctors ...10 July 2018