News and Events at the Zane Cohen Centre - 2019

Ostomy doesn’t have to define you
October 10, 2019 - Global News

A Toronto woman is harnessing the power of social media in an effort to reduce the stigma around ostomy bags in an evolving campaign that has spanned over a decade.  In her latest effort, Jessica Grossman’s Uncover Ostomy blog and social media accounts feature herself as the model in re-creations of supermodel photo shoots. The key difference from the originals: her ostomy bag. Click here for the video and to read more

Poster of Distinction Award
October 2019 - North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting

Dr. Carol Durno won a Poster of Distinction Award at the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, October 2019. This international study showed that patients undergoing surveillance with upper endoscopy and colonoscopy have better outcomes compared to patients who present with symptoms. Low grade lesions are identified at stages amenable to resection. This is the first study to show that surveillance affects survival in patients with two Lynch mutations.