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ASGE Journal ScanÖsophagus

Smoking, Obesity, Alcohol, and GERD Continue To Be Common, Modifiable Risk Factors for Upper GI Cancers

Smoking, Obesity, Alcohol, and GERD Continue To Be Common, Modifiable Risk Factors for Upper GI Cancers

Among upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers, gastric and esophageal cancers rank third and sixth, respectively, as the most common cause of death due to cancer worldwide.

ASGE Journal ScanKolon

New Clinical Model Predicts Need for Screening Colonoscopy

New Clinical Model Predicts Need for Screening Colonoscopy

A risk-stratified approach to colorectal cancer screening within the average-risk population is seldom used. In this approach, patients whose prescreening predicted prevalence of advanced neoplasia