Patient Stories

Learn about our patients and the patient care provided by the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program.

Jennifer A. Reichert, RN

Navigating patients through colorectal cancer screening

A successful patient navigation model designed in New Hampshire is being shared across the country to increase colorectal cancer screening.

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Lynn Butterly, MD

How colorectal cancer can be preventable

Colorectal cancer is a preventable disease, but is still the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

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Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, MS

COVID-19’s impact on colorectal cancer screening

Dartmouth Cancer Center researchers assessed the impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy procedures across the U.S.

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 Arief A. Suriawinata, MD, and Saeed Hassanpour, PhD.

Helping to prevent colorectal cancer with machine learning

Dartmouth Cancer Center research introduces new technology that helps pathologists more accurately classify polyps.

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Audrey Calderwood, MD

Colorectal Cancer Screening Updates and Recommendations

Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, explains what you need to know about screening for colorectal cancer.

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This Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Learn About the Best Prevention, Screening Methods from D-H Experts

“The Importance of Screening for Colorectal Cancer” will be held on Tuesday, March 22

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Arief A. Suriawinata, MD and Saeed Hassanpour, PhD

Artificial Intelligence for Colorectal Cancer Detection Proves Useful in the Clinic

A biomedical informatics team at Norris Cotton Cancer Center has developed AI for colorectal polyp classification that a recent clinical trial showed is useful to practicing pathologists.

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Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, MS

D-H Research Team Approved for $32.7 Million for Study on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults

A research team led by Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, MS has been approved for a $32.7 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for a large study on colonoscopy vs. stool-based testing for older adults.

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New AI Model Accurately Classifies Colorectal Polyps Using Slides from 24 Institutions

Dartmouth researchers have created an AI model to classify colorectal polyps on histology slides. Evaluation using 238 slides from 24 institutions across 13 US states finds that the model performs as well as practicing pathologists.

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Audrey Calderwood, MD

The Impact of COVID-19 on Colorectal Cancer Screening

Researchers take a close look at the impact of the pandemic on endoscopy volumes and what that could mean for colorectal cancer diagnoses.

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