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Oral cavity, oral pharyngeal and salivary gland cancers may be the costliest cancers to treat in the United States, according to a study in Head & Neck Oncology.

Medscape has published the "Medscape Physician Compensation Report: 2012 Results." The report included data gathered in February from more than 24,000 physicians in the United States across 25 specialties. Of these respondents, 2 percent were in gastroenterology.

A new study published in Cancer indicates people of higher socioeconomic status typically choose endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over home-based fecal occult blood test, according to the abstract of the study and Reuters report.

More than 27 patients received free colonoscopies at the Stratham Ambulatory Surgical Center on Wednesday, according to a Seacoast Online report.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the death of a patient who underwent Lap-Band weight loss surgery at a West Hills outpatient surgery center last year, according to an LA Times report.

FDA has announced it has approved Torax Medical's LINX Reflux Management System for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release.

CDC and the American Gastroenterological Association have joined together to provide free colonoscopies to uninsured patients in seven states in March, according to a news release.

Reza Shaker, MD, chief of gastroenterology and hepatology at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has developed a new device to help treat patients suffering from severe acid reflux, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

The prostate-specific antigen test is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, according to a Mayo Clinic news release.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center raised $1.2 billion as part of a fundraising campaign the cancer center launched in 2006, according to a Houston Chronicle report.