Endoscopy procedures are an integral part of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of gastrointestinal cancer patients. The endoscopy nurses and technicians are often the first medical providers whom gastrointestinal cancer patients come into contact with when a diagnosis of cancer is made. Understanding the role of endoscopy in cancer care, and coordinating with other medical professionals involved, will improve the ...

THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS is dependent upon the skills of dedicated clinicians. These clinicians, in turn, must be well-versed in the most precise and reliable diagnostic methods and tools. Esophageal manometries and 24-hour pH studies can provide a wealth of knowledge about esophageal function and the ways in which that function can break down.“ESOPHAGEAL MANOMETRY is a test ...

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A New Tool for Non-Invasive Cancer DetectionA newly designed endoscope, capable of providing sub-second polarized spectral images of tissue in vivo, allows physicians and surgeons to non-invasively survey and sample an entire area without actually removing tissue, and may offer hope as a new tool for detecting cancer early. Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Carnegie Mellon ...

Technological advancements in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) have created an imaging and informational tool of great facility. The technology has advanced at great speed, and it’s not finished yet.The concept of endocsopic ultrasound (EUS) began in the early 1980s as a research-type tool, combining the technologies of ultrasonography and endoscopy. The merging of these two technologies into one delivery system produces ...