Knight Cancer signal achievements of 2022
People at the Knight Cancer Institute accomplished a lot in 2022. Through innovative, collaborative research and education, the institute delivers cancer prevention, detection, and care — one...
Tag: colonoscopy
Oregon’s colonoscopy trailblazer steps into new leadership role
Colorectal screening, primarily by colonoscopy, contributed to a steep drop in cancer incidence (Yang et al. 2014). David Lieberman, M.D., professor and head of gastroenterology and hepatology in...
Making sense of colorectal cancer screening choices
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death among men and women in the U.S. But there is shockingly large regional variation in mortality, in part because of sharp differences...
Predicting colon polyp risk from microRNA
Differences in microRNA in colon polyps may help identify high risk cases that require more frequent follow-up screening, according to a study with four OHSU co-authors that is featured on the cover...
Making better decisions to prevent colon cancer
Colorectal cancer mortality rates (per 100,000) are as much as six times higher in red counties than in those colored dark blue. (Source: NCI SEER data 2007-2011) To prevent deaths from colon...
Testing the impact of reference pricing on cancer care
The colonoscopy is a routine cancer prevention service performed more than 15 million times a year in the U.S. And yet what providers charge for it may vary by more than tenfold within a metropolitan...