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March is ‘Colon Cancer Awareness’ month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women and men combined, second only to lung cancer.  We thought it was fitting to describe the current guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and surveillance.  Screening refers to a routine screening test in an asymptomatic [...]
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Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of glucose metabolism that affects 12 million people in the United States. 48 Diabetes primarily affects the liver and biliary system through its metabolic effects. Patients with either type I or type II diabetes of sufficient duration, including patients with secondary etiologies of diabetes such as chronic pancreatitis [...]
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Cirrhotic patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) have an increased risk of primary liver cancer (PLC). The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of primary liver cancer in patients with HHC undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Five liver transplant centers were surveyed; clinical and pathological data on 37 patients [...]
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Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disorder of iron metabolism. It is an uncommon indication for liver transplantation (LT). It has been suggested that patients who undergo LT for cirrhosis related to HH have higher morbidity and mortality from cardiac, infectious and malignant complications. The purpose of this retrospective review was to [...]