Gastroenterology

April is National Donate Life Month. It's observed to help raise awareness about the importance of organ donation.

In the U.S., it’s estimated that 4.5 million [...]

Every March, Mayo Clinic joins the effort to raise awareness of colorectal cancer, which are cancers that develop in the colon and the rectum.

While regular colonoscopies and lower [...]

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about treating colorectal cancer.

Cancer inside the colon and cancer inside the [...]

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the connection between colon polyps and colon cancer, and the [...]

National guidelines recommend people of average risk of developing colorectal cancer begin screening at age 45. However, Dr. Lisa Boardman, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, says [...]

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Mayo Clinic experts will discuss recent advances in gastroenterology and hepatology at the first Mayo Clinic International-Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Congress in Gastroenterology and Hepatology [...]

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a disease that impacts 1 in 23 people in the United States. Join experts from Mayo [...]

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Colorectal cancer cannot be totally prevented, but there are ways to lower your risk [...]

March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn why some people need a gluten-free diet.

Whole grains are an important part [...]

Cancer of the rectum and colon often are referred to together as colorectal cancer, but treatments can be different.

Dr. David Etzioni, a Mayo Clinic colorectal surgeon, [...]

Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a long, flat gland that sits tucked behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. The pancreas [...]

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new scoring system to help health care professionals predict the 30-day mortality risk for patients with [...]