3 results match your criteria: "USA [2] The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth[Affiliation]"
Learning to be More Positive About FIT.
Am J Gastroenterol
December 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, VT, USA. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth & The Dartmouth Institute, Hanover, NH, USA.
Systematic application of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) as a screen for colorectal cancer has been shown to meaningfully impact colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. However, there is room for improvement. FIT performance is impacted by a host of patient level factors such as sex and medication use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndoscopist Specialty Predicts the Likelihood of Recommending Cessation of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults.
Am J Gastroenterol
December 2018
Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, Hartford, VT, USA.
Objectives: Although the 2008 US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines recommend against routine colorectal cancer (CRC) screening for adults aged 76-85, it is unclear what endoscopists recommend in practice. Our goal was to examine current practice around cessation of CRC screening in older adults.
Methods: We included normal screening colonoscopy exams in adults ≥ 50 years old within the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry between 2009 and 2014.
Smoking and Other Risk Factors in Individuals With Synchronous Conventional High-Risk Adenomas and Clinically Significant Serrated Polyps.
Am J Gastroenterol
December 2018
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, Hartford, VT, USA. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Section of Gastroenterology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. Department of Community and Family Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Lynn Butterly is the senior author on the paper and the Director of the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the distinct biological pathways of serrated polyps (SPs) and high-risk adenomas (HRAs), focusing on adults who have both conditions simultaneously.
- The research uses data from 20,281 first-time screening colonoscopies to analyze risk factors associated with individuals having synchronous HRAs and SPs compared to those with normal exams or HRAs alone.
- Findings indicate that current smoking significantly increases the risk of developing HRAs and SPs, especially in individuals with both conditions, who are three times more likely to be current smokers than those with HRAs alone.