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 . The protective effect of a single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening in older adults was maintained for up 15 ...

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 ...

Sigmoidoscopy alone for colon cancer screening in elderly patients may miss up to half of colon polyps, according to The Oncology Report. A recent study of flexible sigmoidoscopy procedures in more ...

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 ...

When diagnosing ulcerative colitis (UC), a healthcare provider will talk to you about your health history, perform a physical exam, and order several kinds of medical tests. The only way to diagnose ...

Why Do People Get a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis? Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and sores to form in the large intestine and rectum. It ...