Recent Discoveries
Colon Cancer
  • Family risk Patients with colorectal cancer do not understand that their family members are at an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer themselves
  • Race and colorectal cancer African American colorectal cancer patients have inaccurate perceptions of the increased risk of their first degree relatives
  • Written reports A computer-generated endoscopy report significantly improves patient recall of endoscopic procedure information compared to a verbal report alone
  • Measurements in colonoscopy and virtual colonoscopy Colonoscopy measurements have a high correlation to virtual colonoscopy centerline measurements
  • EZ Detect This pilot study suggests the new colorectal cancer screening kit "EZ Detect" is sensitive and well-tolerated by patients
  • Adherence to flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy Patients referred by a gastroenterologist have a higher adherence than patients referred by a non-gastroenterologist
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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MC 4076
Chicago, Il 60637