Gastrointestinal Cancers: Risk Factors and Trends

Prateek Sharma, MD

Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas
School of Medicine
Kansas City

This month, Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights focuses on gastrointestinal cancers, a critical topic for gastroenterologists given their role in upper and lower endoscopic screening.

A family history of colorectal cancer is associated with a significantly high risk for adenoma and advanced adenoma, as well as advanced neoplasia. In the first study I highlight, the