A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the USPSTF 2016 evidence report suggests that CRC screening guidelines could be reassessed A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the United States Preventive ...

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 ...

A study by Atkin and coauthors has demonstrated reduced mortality by screening average-risk patients with a single use of flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer. This large UK trial of 170,432 ...

Researchers recruited patients from ten screening centers across the U.S. From 1993 to 2001, participants received either usual care or flexible sigmoidoscopy at the baseline, then again either three ...

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 ...

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 . Contrary to current guidelines, new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that colorectal ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, June 27 (Praxis Press) Physicians often cite patient discomfort as a reason for not requesting screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. Patient experiences and attitudes toward sigmoidoscopy, ...

A re-analysis of all-cause mortality in the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) evidence review for colorectal cancer screening found that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces risk for ...