A parallel randomized controlled trial confirmed that a single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening at age 55 to 64 years represents a safe and effective strategy associated with a substantial reduction ...

> Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new handheld device called a photoacoustic microscope that is able to measure the depth of melanoma tumors, according to DOTmed ...

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 ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is effective at reducing deaths from CRC, but a new analysis shows that one form of screening — flexible sigmoidoscopy — also reduces the risk for all-cause mortality ...

In this tandem study to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Study 380, Schoenfeld and colleagues investigated whether flexible sigmoidoscopy would be a reasonable alternative to colonscopy in ...

When you have ulcerative colitis (UC), it’s important for your healthcare team to regularly assess inflammation in your colon (large intestine). To do this, it’s necessary to have periodic endoscopic ...

Feb. 4, 2003 — Risk of perforation from colonoscopy is twice that from sigmoidoscopy, according to the results of a population-based study reported in the Feb. 5 issue of the Journal of the National ...

In a large, randomized, controlled trial conducted in the UK, screening flexible sigmoidsocopy led to substantial reductions in the incidence of and mortality from distal colorectal cancer. Both fecal ...