Doctors may not be giving young cancer patients what they need
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cancer mortality rates in the United States have been steadily declining for decades. However, there are some caveats. Recently, there has been a small but alarming increase in the incidence of certain cancers, particularly colon cancer, among adults under 50 years of age. These patients have a set of needs that […]
AI scope helps inexperienced doctors find colon polyps
Researchers found that polyp detection was significantly improved when less experienced physicians performed AI-assisted colonoscopies. Using AI in this diagnostic tool may reduce the likelihood of missing these potential precursors of colorectal cancer. The addition of AI has enhanced several medical diagnostic tools such as mammography, ultrasound, and MRI. Now it’s colonoscopy’s turn to receive […]
Latest guidance on Crohn’s disease fistula expands options, keeps doctors ‘final decision’
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Doctors stress importance of screening as colon cancer incidence is high among young people
a major new research Researchers have found that more young people are being diagnosed with late-stage colon cancer, renewing calls among doctors for early detection and screening. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine analyzed data from more than 100,000 people with adenocarcinoma. Adenocarcinoma is highly aggressive and is likely to be discovered […]
Doctors remove wrong organ from Washington man during surgery
A Washington state man who went to the emergency room with abdominal pain is suing a hospital and two doctors, claiming that surgeons removed the wrong organ from his body during surgery. Lake Forest Park resident George Piano and his wife, Elizabeth Piano, filed the medical malpractice suit on Nov. 2. King County Superior Court […]
25-year-old British man dies from brain tumor after doctors misdiagnose appendicitis
He was eventually diagnosed with midline glioma, an aggressive brain tumor. A 25-year-old man in the UK has tragically died from a brain tumor after doctors misdiagnosed it as appendicitis.by new york postJosh Warner, a self-employed carpenter and young father in the UK, visited Darent Valley Hospital in June this year after suffering from headaches […]
25-year-old father dies from brain tumor after doctors misdiagnose appendicitis and dismiss ‘abnormalities’ in brain scan as ‘computer error’
A young father died of a brain tumor that doctors mistakenly diagnosed as appendicitis, his heartbroken family has claimed. Joshua Warner, 25, from south-east London, went to hospital in June after suffering headaches and feeling unwell for two weeks. Doctors performed a CT scan on the carpenter and determined that he had appendicitis, before undergoing […]
25-year-old father dies from brain tumor, doctors misdiagnose as appendicitis
A “kind-hearted” young father has died due to a medical misdiagnosis. Josh Warner, 25, died from a brain tumor after doctors misdiagnosed it as appendicitis. After two weeks of headaches and feeling unwell, Warner went to the hospital for a CT scan. Doctors told him he had appendicitis, even though he had no abdominal pain, […]