News

Digestive Health Specialist's Newsroom provides a convenient way to stay up-to-date on the latest advances at our practice and in Gastroenterology.

CNN News: Coming clean about my first colonoscopy
CNN News takes a look at what is involved with a colonoscopy and how this procedure can save your life.

Study: Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk
Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.

Colon Cancer Survivor Alive Because Of Free Screenings
Cancer survivor tells her story on WXII, how Digestive Health Specialists discovered her colon cancer which helped saver her life

The Cancer You Can Beat Today
Eric Adams tells the story of the preventable cancer that took his mother's life at age 55.

Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Diagnosis to Treatment by Dr Netherland.

Go behind the scenes of a routine colonoscopy.
Dr. Oz takes you behind the scenes of his routine colonoscopy and the outcome he never expected: the discovery of a precancerous polyp.

Costco Connection discusses colon cancer prevention
Article in the Costco Connection discusses colon cancer prevention.

Report: Cancer Deaths Declining Since 1990s
A report by the American Cancer Society says cancer deaths overall in the United States have been dropping since the 1990s. Researchers say that the decades-long effort to improve diets and reduce bad habits, like smoking, have begun to pay off.

New CDC Study Finds Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Need Improvement
Current screening methods for fecal occult blood tests often are not appropriate

10 Questions You Need to Ask About Colonoscopy
Expert Q&A from the New York Times