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Gastroenterology Los Angeles |Aspirin Works Wonders for Bowel Cancer Patients

The Gastroenterology Institute of Southern California, the office of Doctor Berookim, are committed to making sure you have all the latest news and information to best increase your chances at surviving severe gastrointestinal diseases. What if we were to tell you that you could reduce your chance of dying from bowel cancer by almost a third?

The solution is as simple as taking a daily dose of aspirin, according to recently published research.

Earlier this year, a British study found that aspirin not only prevents a range of cancers from developing, but also stops them from spreading to other organs. These findings are now backed by a Dutch research team, who after looking at 4,500 bowel cancerpatients came to similar conclusions.

According to the Dutch study, patients with colorectal cancer who took an 80mg aspirin tablet daily for a minimum of nine months were thirty percent less likely to die over an average follow up period of 3.5 years. The impact of a daily aspirin was even greater for patients with colon cancer, who on average cut the chance of death by 39 percent.

Dr. Berookim has placed an emphasis on making sure he continually educates himself on the latest and most advanced procedures and treatments in gastroenterology. While more research is needed, Dr. Berookim believes that the results could lead to big advances in treatment of the disease. Because aspirin is a widely available and familiar drug, it is likely to cost patients just pennies a daya welcome change from most expensive treatment options. This research points to just one more benefit of adding aspirin to your daily regimen.

Dr. Peyton P. Berookim is Double Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. As a digestive and liver disease specialist practicing in Beverly Hills, he completed his fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, named by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s Best 5 Hospitals for Digestive Disorders in 2008. Dr. Berookim is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Board of Gastroenterology, which confirms the highest qualification and knowledge of the field of gastroenterology. Because Dr. Berookims key area of interest is colon cancer screening, surveillance, and prevention, he is the best choice for patients suffering from colon cancer, or those who may has a predisposition.

If you are suffering from bowel cancer or would like to learn more about gastroenterological diseases and treatments, please schedule a consultation with Dr. Berookim by calling (310) 271-1122 today!

Dr. Berookim specializes in five procedures than can help to detect cancer as well as other diseases:

1. Colon Cancer Screening is an important procedure that can save your life. Colorectal cancer cancer of the colon (the large bowel or large intestine) and/or rectum is the second-most deadly of all cancers. This year, more than 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed, and more than 60,000 Americans will die from it. You have a 1 in 17 chance of developing this disease during your lifetime. Colorectal cancer may begin as non-cancerous polyps, which are grape-like growths on the lining of the colon and rectum; these polyps may become cancerous. However, colorectal cancer is one of the most curable cancers when detected at an early stage.

2. An Upper Endoscopy, or EGD, is a procedure in which, after a mild sedation of the patient, the gastroenterologist inserts a scope into the mouth and advances it down the esophagus (including its juncture with the top of the stomach which is an area of focus when GERD is suspected), to the stomach, and sometimes to the small intestine (see video). An Upper Endoscopyer evaluates patients experiencing persistent esophageal reflux, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), chronic indigestion or stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms. The physician can inspect for any visual signs of inflammation, infection, bleeding, cancer, or precancerous cell changes. The doctor can also identify anatomical changes such as constricted areas or hiatal hernia. For tissue areas of interest or concern, the specialist may take a biopsy (small sample of cells) with the endoscope for evaluation microscopically in the lab. These samples help confirm that tissue is healthy or that it has cancerous, precancerous, or infected characteristics. Upper endoscopy has also found increasing use as a treatment modality. Trained specialists can use it to expand narrowed areas, remove benign growths such as polyps, retrieve swallowed objects, and repair bleeding from ulcers or lining tears. These capabilities can spare patients surgical procedures.

3. A colonoscopy is a procedure in which a gastroenterologist uses a special kind of endoscope (long, flexible, lighted tube) called a colonoscope to view the inside of the entire large intestine (colon) and rectum. Experts agree that colonoscopy is the "gold standard" for diagnosing colon cancer and the most important diagnostic tool for a number of important and common conditions such as bloody stools, rectal bleeding or pain, change in bowel habits, or persistent diarrhea. If your doctor thinks an area needs further evaluation, he or she might pass an instrument through the colonoscope to obtain a biopsy (a sample of the colon lining) to be analyzed. If colonoscopy is being performed to identify sites of bleeding, your doctor might control the bleeding through the colonoscope by injecting medications or by coagulation (sealing off bleeding vessels with heat treatment). Your doctor might also find polyps during colonoscopy, and he or she will most likely remove them during the examination.

4. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a 10 minute procedure that allows your doctor to examine the lining of the rectum and a portion of the colon (large intestine) by inserting a flexible tube into the anus and slowly advancing it into the rectum and lower part of the colon. Doctors may use flexible sigmoidoscopy to determine the cause of diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation or look for signs of cancer. With flexible sigmoidoscopy, the physician can see bleeding, inflammation, abnormal growths, and ulcers in the descending colon and rectum. Flexible sigmoidoscopy is not sufficient to detect polyps or cancer in the ascending or transverse colon (two-thirds of the colon).

5. What the doctor can do with a Capsule Endoscopy is examine the lining of the middle part of your gastrointestinal tract, which includes the three portions of the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum, ileum). Dr. Berookim will use a pill sized video capsule called an endoscope, which has its own lens and light source and will view the images on a video monitor. You might hear the doctor or his staff refer to capsule endoscopy as small bowel endoscopy, capsule enteroscopy, or wireless endoscopy when you are in the office.

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