Colorectal cancer is increasingly affecting younger adults, with a notable rise in cases among those under 50.

Why do cancer screening rates drop among people with severe obesity? A new JAMA study uncovers crucial insights into this ...

Objective Evaluate effectiveness, harms and burdens of faecal blood testing, sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer over 15 years. Design We performed an update of a Cochrane ...

1 Division of Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA 2 Division of Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred ...

A flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test to look inside the lower part of your large bowel. A specialist doctor or nurse (endoscopist) uses a flexible sigmoidoscope for this test. This is a thin, flexible ...

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 ...

Colonoscopy vs. Sigmoidoscopy: What’s the Difference? If your doctor wants to check the health of your colon — whether as part of a routine screening or to investigate a concern — they may recommend a ...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy is a test that a doctor uses to check the inner lining of your rectum and the lower part of your colon. You may get this test if you have certain gut problems, such as abdominal ...

Colorectal cancer occurs when the cells that line the colon or rectum begin to change and grow differently than intended. In some cases, these cells will develop into benign (non-cancerous) polyps, ...

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 once-only screening program with sigmoidoscopy can decrease CRC incidence among middle-aged adults for up to 2 decades. A once-only flexible sigmoidoscopy screening approach reduces the incidence of ...