Significance, Detection, and Management of Serrated Polyps Significance, Detection, and Management of Serrated Polyps
When might serrated polyps have malignant potential? Review the diagnostic challenges and management recommendations for these lesions in this overview.Current Opinion in Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Post-Inflammatory Polyps Not Linked to Colorectal Neoplasia
FRIDAY, Dec. 14, 2018 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), post-inflammatory polyps (PIPs) are associated with greater severity and extent of colon inflammation and higher rates of colectomy, but not with development of colorectal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 14, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Living With Cancer: When can you stop colon cancer screening?
Colon cancer screening: At what age can you stop? People older than 75 who have been getting regular colon cancer screening since age 50 and who have had consistently negative screenings ? no polyps or colon cancer, and who are not at an increased risk of colon cancer because of family history, may not need [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 14, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Colorectal Cancer Screening Pill to Be in US Pilot Study
Check-Cap is getting one step closer to having its capsule-based screening method for colorectal cancer on the U.S. market. The Isfiya, Israel-based company has received FDA conditional approval for an IDE to initiate a pilot study of the C-Scan capsule.
FDA’s conditional approval of the IDE requires Check-Cap to provide additional information to the agency and the company may begin enrolling patients immediately upon approval by the study site's Institutional Review Board (IRB). The trial will consist of up to 45 patients and it will be a single-arm study. Patients who are enrolled will be those conside...
Source: MDDI - December 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Regulatory and Compliance Implants Source Type: news
Check-Cap wins conditional IDE approval for C-Scan pilot study
Check-Cap (NSDQ:CHEK) said today it won conditional approval from the FDA for its investigational device exemption application to launch a pilot study of its C-Scan system.
The Israel-based company’s C-Scan system is designed as an alternative to standard colon cancer screening methods. The system uses an ingestible, ultra-low dose X-ray capsule and a wireless tracking system to return structural information on the lumen of the colon to create 2D and 3D maps.
The conditional approval will require Check-Cap to provide additional information to the FDA, but will allow the company to being enrolling patients immediately on...
Source: Mass Device - December 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Diagnostics Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Check-Cap Source Type: news
Loss of tight junction protein promotes development of precancerous cells
(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) BIDMC researchers demonstrated that the lack of claudin 18 prompted the development of precancerous, abnormal cells and polyps in the engineered mouse model. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 12, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Wendy Atkin obituary
Epidemiologist whose research led to a breakthrough in bowel cancer screening programmes worldwide“Breakthrough” is an overused word when applied to medical advances. But in the case of the2010 trial of a new screening test for bowel cancer led by Wendy Atkin, professor of gastrointestinal epidemiology atImperial College London, who has died of acute myeloid leukaemia aged 71, it is fully deserved. Its impact will be felt by millions. The trial was the first in the world to show that bowel cancer – the second biggest cancer killer in the UK – could be prevented with a simple, five-minute test.The examination – wh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 29, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Ara Darzi Tags: Cancer research Health Medical research Science Source Type: news
Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow-up Colonoscopy: Study
Title: Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow-up Colonoscopy: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/26/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/27/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - November 27, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Many With Polyps Delay Follow-Up Colonoscopy
People whose colonoscopies find adenomas – polyps that can become cancer -- are routinely asked to come back for another colonoscopy in three years, but a surprisingly high percentage fail to get the follow-up, a new study reports. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow - up Colonoscopy: Study
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 26, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology, Oncology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Former Candidate for Governor Settles Wrongful Death Suit; More Former Candidate for Governor Settles Wrongful Death Suit; More
Emergency custody orders trigger a horrific tragedy; untreated polyp leads to patient ' s death and a lawsuit; high court weighs survivor damages for deceased plaintiff.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow-up Colonoscopy: Study
MONDAY, Nov. 26, 2018 -- Many people found to have colon polyps (adenomas) that can lead to cancer don ' t have follow-up colonoscopies at recommended times, a new study finds.
Patients who have certain types of adenomas, or large or numerous ones,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow-up Colonoscopy: Study
(Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Colorectal Cancer - November 26, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Aspirin and omega-3 reduce pre-cancerous bowel polyps
Both aspirin and a purified omega-3, called EPA, reduce the number of pre-cancerous polyps in patients found to be at high risk of developing bowel cancer, according to new research. A clinical trial, led by the University of Leeds, found that both aspirin and EPA reduced the number of bowel polyps in patients one year on from a screening colonoscopy (large bowel camera test), although they did not reduce the chances of an individual having any polyps present in the bowel. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - November 20, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children
(University of Houston) A University of Houston pharmaceutical scientist is developing a new drug that recycles through the colon to treat children suffering with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, a rare genetic disorder characterized by hundreds -- if not thousands -- of colorectal polyps. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - November 20, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
