Abstract
Diseases of the digestive tract are frequent and many gastroenterological tumors are
characterized by a bad prognosis. Lifestyle changes such as normalization of body
weight, physical activity, stop smoking or balanced diets can effectively prevent
many gastroenterological tumors. Vaccination against hepatitis A and B, as well as
eradication of Helicobacter pylori, are highly effective in avoiding liver infection
and reducing the risk for gastric cancer respectively. Colorectal cancer screening
using immunological stool tests (iFOBT) and colonoscopy has been proven to be the
most efficacious tool in tumour screening at all. As compared to established screening
tests, check-ups and their benefit are less well defined. In general, they yield to
detect health risks, partially overlapping with the goals of prevention and screening.
Gastroenterological check-ups include abdominal ultrasound and esophagogastroduodenoscopy
offering a wide range of detecting diseases at potential risks like reflux esophagitis
and their complications or aortal aneurysma.
Viele Tumorerkrankungen des Verdauungsapparats zeichnen sich durch eine besonders
schlechte Prognose aus. Besonders bei Darmkrebs sind Vorbeugung und Vorsorge sehr
effizient und wichtig. Hepatitis A und B können durch die Impfung verhindert werden.
Ebenso hilfreich in der Prävention ist ein gesunder Lebensstil, der das Risiko für
viele gastroenterologische Erkrankungen nachweislich zu reduzieren vermag.
Schlüsselwörter
Prävention - Vorsorge - H.-pylori-Eradikation - Darmkrebsvorsorge - Ultraschall
Key words
prevention - screening - H. pylori eradication - colorectal cancer screening - ultrasound
