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United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2022

October 08 - 11, 2022; Vienna, Austria/Virtual

October 08 - 11, 2022 Vienna, Austria/Virtual

UEG 2022 One Third of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnoses Missed on Scans An analysis of post-imaging pancreatic cancer diagnoses suggests that in 36% of cases, there were signs on CT and MRI scans that had been missed.
Medscape Medical News, October 14, 2022
UEG 2022 Colonoscopy Lowers CRC Risk and Death, but Not by Much: NordICC In an intention-to-screen analysis, 10-year results from the NordICC trial show that colonoscopy reduces the risk of colorectal cancer by only 18%.
Medscape Medical News, October 10, 2022
UEG 2022 Type 1 Diabetes Complications Tied to Gut Microbiome Changes Alterations to composition and function of the gut microbiome have been identified in people with type 1 diabetes complications, with the greatest changes found in those with diabetic nephropathy.
Medscape Medical News, October 9, 2022

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