Digestive Disease Week 2022
New Research Finds Computer-Assisted Colonoscopy May Identify More Precancerous Polyps Than Traditional Colonoscopy
Colonoscopies performed with computer-aided detection, or artificial intelligence (AI), saw an increase in the overall rate of detection of adenoma, or cancerous and precancerous polyps, by 27% in ave...
Incidence of Cholelithiasis or Cholecystitis in the Year Prior to a Diagnosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma were six times more likely to have had gallstone disease within the year prior to diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma than patients without can...
Rise of Esophageal Cancer and Barrett’s Esophagus Rates in Middle-Aged Adults
Adults aged 45 to 64 years experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50% increase in the precancerous condition Barrett’s esophagus between 2012 and 2019, according to a database an...
Persistent Racial, Ethnic Disparities Found in Survival Rates for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
The 5-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer improved for White patients alone between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis presented by Zaki et al at Digestive Disease Week 202...
