One-time screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality by about 25% over two decades, according to long-term follow-up of a randomized U.K. study. Among ...

A sigmoidoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your sigmoid colon. Similar to a colonoscopy, it uses a flexible tube, a small camera, and a light and helps diagnose conditions like ...

A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the USPSTF 2016 evidence report suggests that CRC screening guidelines could be reassessed A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the United States Preventive ...

Although colonoscopy is promoted widely in the U.S. for colorectal cancer screening, no completed large-scale randomized trials have been performed to compare flexible sigmoidoscopy with colonoscopy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The protective effect of a single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in older adults was maintained for up 15 ...

A single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening between the ages of 55-64 years is associated with a lower level of colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, according to a new study. A single flexible ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy is an endoscopic procedure used to screen individuals for colorectal cancer suspected to be in sigmoid colon. Compared to colonoscopy flexible sigmoidoscopy, it is a quicker ...

In this study, we examined UC patients for inflammatory activity at each location and showed clearly that a substantial proportion of the patients had maximum severity in the descending colon or the ...

A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) evidence review for colorectal cancer screening found that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces risk for ...