In the past decades the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in people under the age of 50
years has increased, which is referred to as early-onset CRC or young-onset CRC (YO …

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide, and mortality rates are still
high. Primary preventive strategies, aimed to reduce risk factors and promote protective …

More than 1 million (1 089 103) new cases of gastric cancer were estimated globally in
2020, resulting in 768 793 deaths. 1 These burden estimates will continue to increase due to …

ESGE recommends that the evaluation of superficial gastrointestinal (GI) lesions should be
made by an experienced endoscopist, using high definition white-light and …

Oesophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide, with 604 000 new
cases diagnosed in 2020. It is the sixth most common cause of cancer-related mortality, with …

1 ESGE recommends endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) as the best tool to characterize
subepithelial lesion (SEL) features (size, location, originating layer, echogenicity, shape) …

The number of deaths from colorectal cancer in Japan continues to increase. Colorectal
cancer deaths exceeded 50,000 in 2016. In the 2019 edition, revision of all aspects of …

Patients with chronic atrophic gastritis or intestinal metaplasia (IM) are at risk for gastric
adenocarcinoma. This underscores the importance of diagnosis and risk stratification for …

Gastric adenocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis, in part due to the late stage of diagnosis.
Risk factors include Helicobacter pylori infection, family history of gastric cancer—in …

1 ESGE recommends cold snare polypectomy (CSP) as the preferred technique for removal
of diminutive polyps (size≤ 5 mm). This technique has high rates of complete resection …