Colonoscopy, for 20 years a recommended form of screening to catch precancerous polyps, appears no better at helping to reduce deaths from colorectal cancer than a less invasive test, say researchers ...

May 23, 2007 (Washington) — Analyses of data from the National Cancer Registry, the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER) database, and colonoscopy record reviews conducted at a number of ...

The rate of new or missed left-sided colorectal cancers quadrupled with flexible sigmoidoscopy compared with colonoscopy in a retrospective analysis of 25,541 cases, according to research presented at ...

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.

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 ...

Most Americans hear "colorectal cancer screening" and think "colonoscopy" -- the unpleasant cleanse, the snakelike scope, the wobbly ride home. It's a process that's undeniably inconvenient, yet one ...

Regular colon cancer screenings can help find and treat the disease early. There are multiple alternatives to colonoscopy, including stool tests and sigmoidoscopy. Stool tests for colon cancer can be ...

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 ...

Although colonoscopy is widely used as a screening test to detect colorectal cancer, its effect on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death is unclear. We performed a pragmatic, randomized ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

Using colonoscopy to screen average-risk people can reduce the overall risk of a late-stage colorectal cancer diagnosis by about 70 percent, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the health ...