“The cultural change of having a respected, practicing physician serve as a Patient and Family Advisory Council member has been invaluable.”

Ellen Williams, R.N., is a patient’s best friend in the GI Endoscopy Lab, even if most patients won’t remember most of what she does.

Vanderbilt researchers have found that red blood cell membrane fatty acid content is associated with risk of having colorectal adenomas, with omega-6 fatty acids increasing and omega-3 fatty acids decreasing risk.

A novel fluorescent nanobeacon can distinguish normal from diseased colon tissue, potentially offering advantages for colorectal cancer screening.

Although cancers arising from different areas of the large intestine are heterogeneous, they appear to use similar important tumorigenic pathways.

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center patient encourages early screening for colon cancer.

Providing an educational booklet on colonoscopy preparation increased the odds of an adequate quality of bowel preparation by more than two-fold.