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Is it Safe for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease to Discontinue Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy?
In patients with cardiovascular disease, discontinuing low-dose aspirin therapy after peptic ulcer bleeding increases risk of death and acute cardiovascular events almost 7-fold, according to the January issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Many patients with cardiovascular disease receive low-dose … Continue reading
Posted in GI Tract
Tagged age, baby aspirin, bleeding ulcer, gastrointestinal, heart attack, heart disease, ibuprofin, mortality, NSAID, risk
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Is it Safe to Donate Part of Your Liver?
Donating part of your liver is just as safe as donating a kidney—donors of these organs have survival rates similar to the rest of the population, according to an article in the February issue of Gastroenterology. With organ shortages, live-donor liver … Continue reading
Posted in Liver/Biliary, Technology
Tagged database analysis, death, donation, kidney, liver, mortality, organ transplantation, risk, Surgery, survival rate
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Who Will Develop Colorectal Cancer at a Young Age?
A screen for mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes could be used to identify young people at risk for colorectal cancer, report Paul Limburg et al. in the June issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. It is a challenge to … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract
Tagged cancer risk, Colon Cancer, DNA mismatch repair genes, early-onset, Genetics, mutant, risk, susceptibility
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Surviving Childhood Cancer Increases GI Risks
Individuals who received therapy for cancer during childhood have an increased risk of developing GI complications later in life, according to Robert Goldsby et al. in the May issue of Gastroenterology. About 80% of children who receive cancer therapy survive … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, GI Tract
Tagged adverse event, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, Colon, intestine, pediatric, radiation, risk, side-effect, stomach, Toxicity, Tumor
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