Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in prevalence in resource-limited settings in
Asia. Although the prevalence of IBD is lower in these settings than in high-income …

Background Contemporary approaches to rural generalist medicine training and models of
care are developing internationally as part of an integrated response to common challenges …

Background: Longer cancer pathways may contribute to rural–urban survival disparities, but
research in this area is lacking. We investigated time to diagnosis and treatment for rural and …

Purpose Colonoscopy can prevent morbidity and mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) and
is the most commonly used screening method in the United States. Barriers to colonoscopy …

Background & Aims Interval cancers occur more frequently in the right colon. One reason
could be that right-sided adenomas are frequently missed in colonoscopy examinations. We …

Background Screening colonoscopy effectiveness depends on procedure quality; however,
knowledge about colonoscopy quality in rural and underserved areas is limited. This study …

Background High‐quality colonoscopy is vital for the detection and removal of adenomatous
polyps and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to prospectively …

Background: In Canada, endoscopy is primarily performed by gastroenterologists and
surgeons, and some studies report that colonoscopies performed by nongastroenterologists …

Background: Screening colonoscopy for the detection of colorectal carcinoma is provided by
several specialties. Few studies have assessed geographic variation in the delivery of this …

Abstract Background Surgical coastal expeditions (SCEs) have been organized in
Greenland for many years. They aim to provide small coastal hospitals with specialist …