Participation by experienced endoscopy nurses increases the detection rate of colon polyps in a screening colonoscopy, according to a Gastrointestinal Endoscopy report. In a multicenter, prospective ...

Nurse Joanna Michniak knows firsthand the pain of losing someone to colon cancer, among the most preventable of cancers. Michniak, who works in gastroenterology at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near ...

Colon cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, if it's caught early. The best way to do that is with a colonoscopy. But for people who can't tolerate a conventional colonoscopy.... new ...

Worldwide, a limiting factor in the use of endoscopy is the lack of trained gastroenterologists. Research has shown that nonphysician clinicians (such as nurses) with specific training can ...

Charlotte Manstrom was told for years to get a colonoscopy. At age 62, she was more than 10 years past the recommended age to get a colonoscopy. Still, she didn't think she needed one. Manstrom, a ...