At the forefront of esophageal health
In recognition of April as Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, UCLA Newsroom is taking a look at the work of theUCLA Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health one year after its launch. Based in the UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, the center specializes in holistic treatment, research and education related to disorders of the esophagus. The center is named in memory of Robert G. Kardashian, a prominent Los Angeles attorney who died of esophageal cancer in 2003. Dr. Eric Esrailian, chief of UCLA Vatche& Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases and longtime family frie...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 9, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
' Textbook Outcome' Quality Measure Predicts Long-Term Survival After Gastric Resection'Textbook Outcome' Quality Measure Predicts Long-Term Survival After Gastric Resection
Achieving Textbook Outcome (TO), a composite quality measure, is associated with improved long-term survival following surgery in patients with gastric cancer, according to findings from the Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumors of Ontario (PRESTO).Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Differences by race/ethnicity in stage at diagnosis, treatment, survival for cancers
(JAMA Network) Data for 950,000 black, white, Asian and Hispanic patients in the U.S. diagnosed with prostate, ovarian, breast, stomach, pancreatic, lung, liver, esophageal, or colorectal cancers were analyzed to examine differences by race and ethnicity in stage at diagnosis, use of therapy, overall survival and cancer-specific survival. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 8, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Clostridioides Difficile Management in a Patient With Barrett ’s Esophagus
Mrs. S is an 85-year-old woman who moved into the nursing home five years ago when her husband could no longer provide care for her due to her progressive weakness and failure to thrive. She has a history of Barrett ’s esophagus and significant reflux and subsequent dysphagia, a long history of depression, allergic rhinitis, dementia with a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 12, basal cell carcinoma, insomnia, iron deficiency anemia, and a pneumonitis due to aspiration. She is oxygen dependent. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - March 31, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Barbara Resnick, Paige Hector Tags: Interdisciplinary Team Case Studies Source Type: news
'Electronic nose' could smell breath to warn about higher risk of oesophagal cancer
Current diagnostic method for Barrett ’s oesophagus relies on invasive and costly endoscopyAn electronic device that “sniffs” breath may offer a new way to identify people with a condition that can lead to cancer of the oesophagus, researchers have revealed.Recent figures suggest there are about 9,000 new cases of oesophageal cancer, or cancer of the food pipe, every year in the UK.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Tags: Cancer research Health Medical research World news Science Society UK news Source Type: news
