• Artificial Intelligence is Forging a New Future for Gastroenterology

    1 month ago - By Discovery's Edge

    James East, M.D. , spends his days skillfully examining people's colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London , he says the ability to identify cancer risks and eliminate them on the spot during a colonoscopy is one of the most satisfying parts of his chosen profession.
    James East, M.D.
    Colonoscopy remains the gold standard in detecting and preventing colorectal cancer. But the procedure has limitations. Some studies suggest that more than half of post-colonoscopy colon cancer cases...
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