Mindy Valcarcel, MS

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, FAACR, will receive this year’s AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Surgeries performed by female gastrointestinal surgeons in Japan have no significant differences in outcomes compared with those conducted by their male counterparts, according to a study published in The BMJ.

Researchers have reported a link between increased incidence of appendicitis and warmer weather, independent of other environmental and behavioral factors, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Among patients who underwent lung transplantation, laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication provided objective acid reflux control and preserved lung function and foregut motility, according to late-breaking data.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease prevalence rose more than 50% globally from 1990 to 2019, with African and Middle Eastern regions identified as hotspots, according to data presented at ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Distal cap-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection is safe and effective for managing non-lifting and fibrotic colorectal polyps, according to a multicenter study presented at ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bowel cleansing for colonoscopy with a 1 L polyethylene glycol and ascorbic acid preparation proved highly effective and tolerable, according to a real-world study presented at ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cap-assisted endoscopic removal of an esophageal food bolus or foreign body impaction yielded better technical success, en-bloc removal and faster procedure time, noted a presenter at ACG 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting.

Two adalimumab biosimilars, adalimumab-adaz and adalimumab-fkjp, demonstrated safety and effectiveness in patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a study in PLOS One.