The subject of colorectal cancer screening has filled many pages in the recent medical and lay press. Some authors have suggested combining use of stool cards for occult blood testing with ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

This release is available in Spanish. Flexible sigmoidoscopy, a screening test for colorectal cancer that is less invasive and has fewer side effects than colonoscopy, is effective in reducing the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Colonoscopy prevented an estimated 50 CRC cases and 15 deaths per 100,000 person-years compared with usual care.

There may be a limited additional colorectal cancer (CRC) screening benefit for colonoscopy compared with sigmoidoscopy, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Frederik E.

A single colon screening performed in midlife—one procedure, one afternoon—may reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer for at least two decades afterward, according to one of the longest ...

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 ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. During a routine colonoscopy on February 11, 2022, Dr. Kumar noticed several polyps – small growths – in ...