Media Advisory for ACG Scientific Meeting October 23, 2012 Press Briefing:"Assessing Risks for Gastrointestinal Malignancies"
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
The American College of Gastroenterology will hold a special briefing for journalists at its 77th Annual Scientific meeting in Las Vegas that will focus on the groundbreaking science around the risk factors associated with colorectal cancer and esophageal cancer. The briefing will highlight new research findings on various risk factors related to colorectal cancer such as family history, endometrial cancer, and body mass index in African Americans. New science related to esophageal cancer risks also will be presented that demonstrates the protective effect of statins and whether bone-building drugs increase or reduce esophageal cancer risk.