A single polyp found during a flexible sigmoidoscopy exam will usually lead to follow-up colonoscopy to look for other polyps. Then, once the colon is "clean" of polyps, experts recommend repeat ...

Getting a colorectal screening test every three years instead of the recommended five can detect potentially dangerous tumors earlier, but not enough to warrant a switch to more frequent exams, a ...

A major trial is under way to determine the impact of single screening sigmoidoscopy on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality. Although the trial will take years to complete, outcomes from the ...

BOSTON—A team of researchers, including those from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health, will be reporting study findings that lend ...

Getting a colorectal screening test every three years instead of the recommended five can detect potentially dangerous tumors earlier, but not enough to warrant a switch to more frequent exams, a ...