New work from our group showing that liver cancer incidence is declining in the United States pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35944829/

Extrahepatic cancers are over eight-fold more frequent than hepatocellular cancer in NAFLD and not associated with liver fibrosis stage.

New work from our group showing that factors operating at the community level may contribute to liver cancer risk and disparities in Texas pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35933074/

Majority of high risk individuals are still not screened for Barrett's esophagus; missing a potential lifesaving opportunity for cancer prevention or early cancer detection pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35971219/

Are electronic health records the answer to improving Barrett's screening? See our recent work in press CGH Theresa H. Nguyen Wenker, MD Hashem el- Serag cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…

It is wonderful to be part of this initiative. CPRIT committed to reducing liver cancer mortality - a deadly disease that disproportionately impacts Hispanics in Texas.

Development and Validation of the Houston-BEST, a Barrett’s Esophagus Risk Prediction Model Adaptable to Electronic Health Records-Aaron Thrift Hashem el- Serag Theresa H. Nguyen Wenker, MD Hardeep Singh MD CGH IQuESt cghjournal.org/article/S1542-…

💎 Huge 2020 stats on incidence and prevalence of esophageal SCC and adenocarcinoma from 185 countries with projections for year 2040 🧮 🌍 Amazing 📖 by Eileen Morgan Melina Arnold et al. 👏 Gastroenterology #GITwitter #MedTwitter #OncTwitter #esophagus gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

Study examines characterization of prevalent, post-endoscopy, and incident esophageal cancer in the United States ow.ly/aIzF50Kl2jy

Hepatocellular and extrahepatic cancers in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis Aaron Thrift Extrahepatic cancers are over eight-fold more frequent than HCC in NAFLD and not associated with liver fibrosis stage ejcancer.com/article/S0959-…

Older White men with GERD represent less than 1/3 of all cases of esophageal adenocarcinoma in the U.S. We need a new approach and criteria for screening. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36087710/

1 in 3 cancers in Texas are preventable; 36.8% of cancers diagnosed among the adult non-Hispanic Black population are caused by modifiable risk factors. CPRIT pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36228017/