EndoNurse Magazine

Colonoscopy

Several diseases of the digestive tract are curable if caught early enough, and colonoscopy is a key part of that intervention process. Colonoscopy allows endoscopy staff to look at the rectum and colon via a thin, flexible tube with a small camera attached that shows polyps, ulcers, tumors, inflammation and bleeding. Tissue samples can be biopsied during this process, and polyps can be removed.

Colossal Colon Tour Educates and Amazes Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, N.C-- A 40-foot long, four-foot tall crawl-through replica of the human colon recently arrived at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. The mayor, local cancer survivors and healthcare professionals welcomed the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation's 20-city ...More
February 25, 2003
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
New Colon Cancer Test Receives Approval

WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Inc. (TDT) announced today that it has received regulatory approval to immediately begin offering its powerful new blood test (called GCC-B1) for the detection of recurrent colorectal cancer. TDT has been certified ...More
February 11, 2003
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
'Western' Diet May Increase Women's Risk of Colon Cancer

BOSTON -- Women who eat foods primarily from the "Western diet" (one high in red meats, sweets and desserts, french fries, and refined grains) have a 50 percent greater risk of colon cancer than those who consume few Western foods in their diet, according to a ...More
February 10, 2003
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
'Talk About It' Campaign Highlights Colon Cancer Risks

MADISON, N.J. -- Men are too quiet about their colons: A nationwide Roper survey shows that more than two-thirds of men (68 percent) have not consulted a doctor about their risk of developing colon cancer, and nearly half (48 percent) are not at all concerned about ...More
December 3, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Briefs

Given Revenues Hit $7.4M YOQNEAM, Israel -- Given Imaging officials have announced their video capsule system has exceeded $7.4 million in sales during the third quarter of 2002. The announcement highlights a 480 percent increase in sales since third quarter 2001. "We ...More
December 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Epigenomics, Mayo Clinic Collaborate on Colorectal Cancer

ROCHESTER, Minn., -- Epigenomics AG, a transatlantic biotech company personalizing medicine, and Mayo Clinic today announced the signing of a two-year collaboration to identify and validate a panel of DNA methylation-based markers that would be applied in a test to improve ...More
November 6, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Interactive Colonoscopy Guide Debunks Fears, Wins Esteemed Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo -- Many men and women are reluctant to visit a physician or health care facility for regular screening examinations for a variety of reasons including fear, lack of information, and cost factors. Now, a friendly interactive program from the Air Force ...More
October 30, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Briefs

Officials at Henry Ford Hospital Alert Patients DETROIT -- More than 280 patients at Henry Ford Hospital have been notified that the scope used to treat them during a sinus, nose or throat procedure within the last two years may have been contaminated with the hepatitis B ...More
October 1, 2002
Posted in Articles, Procedures
Study:More Polyps Being Removed Per Colonoscopy

WILMETTE, Il. - Officials at the Institute for Quality Improvement (IQI) have found that more polyps are being removed per colonoscopy procedure than in previous studies. "Data collected continues to support findings that a colonoscopy, reaching areas of the bowel that ...More
September 30, 2002
Posted in News, Disorders, Industry Issues, Procedures
Virtual Colonoscopy Reimbursed by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

ATLANTA - Officials at Given Imaging are reveling in their most recent success. The creators of the M2A capsule virtual colonoscopy have recently learned their device will be covered by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. "The capsule technology has gone well ...More
August 27, 2002
Posted in News, Industry Issues, Procedures