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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because it ...

Nearly 18,000 people under the age of 50 will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Because of the growing number of individuals ...

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 ...

A theory that colonoscopies go better when patients are positioned on their right side rather than the left failed to win support in a randomized trial conducted in eastern Canada. Against the ...

A 73-year-old Vietnamese-American, unable to get colonoscopy done in time at home, discovered a large colon tumor during a trip to visit family in Ho Chi Minh City and received urgent treatment. He ...