In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last five decades. Rates of esophageal adenocarcinoma, or EAC, and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, or GCA, are both highly fatal.
However, Joel Rubenstein, M.D., M.S., a research scientist at the Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research and professor of"Screening can identify pre-cancerous changes in patients, Barrett's esophagus, which is sometimes diagnosed in individuals who have long-term gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD," he said.
"K-ECAN uses basic information already readily available in the EHR, like patient demographics, weight, previous diagnoses and routine laboratory results, to determine an individual's risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma," said Rubenstein. To alleviate this burden, Rubenstein said that they"envisioned harnessing the large amount of data already present in the EHR, as well as presenting their patients' risk to their providers at opportune times," such as when an individual is due for a colorectal screening or refilling an acid reducing prescription medication.
"Symptoms of GERD, like heartburn, are an important risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma," he said.
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