Better Colorectal Cancer Surveillance Needed in Ulcerative Colitis Patients
26th Nov 2005, 03:06 GMT
MADRID - Gastroenterologists need to adhere more closely to guidelines for screening ulcerative colitis (UC) patients for colorectal cancer, according to a presentation here at the 7th Symposium on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Salicylates. Dr. Antoni Obrador, MD, who is the head of the gastroenterology division at Son Dureta Hospital in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, said that available data show that gastroenterologists worldwide do not adequately use widely accepted guidelines for colorectal cancer surveillance in UC patients in their clinical practice... click link for more info.
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