A single examination of the lower colon and rectum using sigmoidoscopy, between the ages of 55 and 64 years, reduced colorectal cancer mortality by 43% in those screened and incidence by one third.

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A single flexible sigmoidoscopy examination reduced the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the 10 years following a negative screening sigmoidoscopy, the risk for colorectal cancer doubled in the ...

A five-minute screening test could cut the risk of developing bowel cancer by a third and save thousands of lives from what is the UK's second biggest cancer killer, according to new research. A ...

Getting a colorectal screening test every three years instead of the recommended five can detect potentially dangerous tumors earlier, but not enough to warrant a switch to more frequent exams, a ...

BOSTON—A team of researchers, including those from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health, will be reporting study findings that lend ...

A recent study demonstrates that concurrent flexible sigmoidoscopy in conjunction with CT colonography (CTC) does not improve the diagnostic yield for left-sided colorectal neoplasia compared with CTC ...

Researchers have found that combining novel optical technologies with a common colon cancer screening test may allow doctors to more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in ...