precancerous polyps

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Name: precancerous polyps

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Capsule-Sized Colon Camera Progresses towards FDA Approval

A new clinical study by Given Imaging (Yoqneam, Israel) could help bring the company’s miniaturized colon camera closer to FDA approval. The PillCam Colon is a pill-sized camera that can detect precancerous tumors with an efficacy similar to that of a ... [Published QMED - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Given Imaging Ltd, colonoscopy, precancerous polyps, precancerous

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Get Your Colon Rollin' 5K Walk/Run

_ GET YOUR COLON ROLLIN 5K WALK/RUNJune 1 Bailey Park, Battle CreekThe Calhoun County Cancer Control Coalition (5C) is a group of individuals and organizations working together to reduce the cancer burden in Calhoun County through community collaboration. ... [Published Battle Creek Enquirer - May 20 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, polyp, Cancer, precancerous polyps, colorectal

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

New Smartphone Application Improves Colonoscopy Preparation

) — The use of a smartphone application significantly improves patients' preparation for a colonoscopy, according to new research presented today at Digestive Disease Week (DDW). The preparation process, which begins days in advance of the procedure, ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 20 2013]

Entities: colonoscopy, Smartphone, precancerous polyps, Digestive Disease, gastroenterologist

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Who knew? New smartphone application improves colonoscopy preparation

The use of a smartphone application significantly improves patients' preparation for a colonoscopy, according to new research presented today at Digestive Disease Week (DDW). The preparation process, which begins days in advance of the procedure, ... [Published textually.org - May 19 2013]

Entities: colonoscopy, Smartphone, precancerous polyps, Digestive Disease, gastroenterologist

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

'Iron Woman' Fights Cancer, Inspires Others

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60 th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary ’ s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.Just two weeks ... [Published Webster Groves Patch - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, precancerous polyps, Iron, Chemotherapy

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

American Cancer Society

SMH Girls Night Out Discusses Women’s Colon Health Tues.

According to the American Cancer Society, about one person in every 20 will develop colon cancer making it the second leading cancer in both men and women. Most of those affected by colon cancer have no symptoms in the early stages of this disease. Yet, ... [Published Shelbyville Daily Union - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, Cancer, colonoscopy, Mammography, American Cancer Society

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Do you really need it?

These days most people have gotten the message about the importance of : After we turn 50, nearly everyone ought to undergo a colonoscopy every 10 years. But say you're 79 and in good health with no family history of colon disease; do you really need ... [Published AARP - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: colonoscopy, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Cancer, Patient, Colorectal Cancer

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

DNA test shows promise for noninvasive colorectal cancer detection

Exact Sciences has developed a stool-based screening test that detected 92 percent of cancers found on colonoscopy and 42 percent of precancerous polyps. The results fell shy of the company’s goal of a 50 percent polyp detection rate, according to an ... [Published HealthImaging - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, DNA Testing, EXACT Sciences Corp

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 3 reports

Exact Sciences' Cancer Test Won't Be A Commercial Success

ByPropThink: By Jake King Exact Sciences ( EXAS ) on Thursday released the long-awaited results of its DeeP-C trial examining the use of its Cologuard test in the detection of CRC and precancerous polyps. The release initially caused a sharp sell-off ... [Published Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seek ... - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: EXACT Sciences Corp, Cancer, Jake King, precancerous polyps

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

DNA-Based Colon Cancer Screen Gets Mixed Review

(MedPage Today) -- An investigational colorectal cancer screening test that detects tumor-associated DNA snippets showed good sensitivity in identifying patients with overt cancers, but not precancerous polyps, its manufacturer said. ... [Published MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for ph ... - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Colorectal Cancer, precancerous polyps, investigational

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Texas couple allegedly plotted prosecutors' deaths

Eric Williams is being held in lieu of $23 million bail, and his wife is being held in lieu of $3 million bail.Classified Korean info was mislabeledWASHINGTON -- The top U.S. intelligence official disclosed Thursday that a congressman inadvertently revealed ... [Published TwinCities.com - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Amanda Knox, Storm Thorgerson, colonoscopy, Benjamin Netanyahu, precancerous polyps

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 5 reports

Noninvasive Cancer Test Is Effective, Study Finds

A new noninvasive screening test can detect most cases of colorectal cancer and also many precancerous polyps, potentially helping to sharply reduce the death toll from the disease, according to results of a study released on Thursday.Still, the results ... [Published New York Times - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: EXACT Sciences Corp, polyp, colonoscopy, Cancer, Epigenomics AG

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...Institute of Technology and senior physician at the department of gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus and Elisha Hospital in Haifa, Israel. "These results show us a way to achieve that and improve the efficacy of colorectal cancer screening."

New Colonoscope Provides Ground-Breaking View Of Colon [Published Michigan Live - May 21 2013]

"Adenomas often hide behind folds in the colon and can be very difficult to find with a forward-viewing scope," Professor Gralnek said. "Lower adenoma miss rates have important implications for patient surveillance." The additional information FUSE provides to doctors may allow them to adjust patients' surveillance intervals according to risk level, ultimately helping...

New Colonoscope = Better View [Published ThirdAge - May 20 2013]

Dr. Horiuchi will present data from the study "Prospective randomized comparison of cold snare polypectomy and conventional polypectomy for small colorectal polys in patients receiving anticoagulation therapy" abstract 852, on Monday, May 20, at 4 p m. ET in Room 314B of the Orange County Convention Center. Source-Eurekalert

Ground-Breaking View of Colon Via New Colonoscope [Published MedIndia - May 19 2013]

...There are a lot of steps," said Nilay Kavathia, MD, a gastroenterology fellow at Phoenix VA, who is one of the application's developers. "For patients, having an interactive, simplified and personalized app on their phone is like having a doctor at their side throughout the process."

New smartphone application improves colonoscopy preparation [Published Bio-Medicine - May 18 2013]

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