There may be a limited additional colorectal cancer (CRC) screening benefit for colonoscopy compared with sigmoidoscopy, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Frederik E.

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 . Colonoscopy prevented an estimated 50 CRC cases and 15 deaths per 100,000 person-years compared with usual care.

Once-only sigmoidoscopy screening in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence by 28% and CRC mortality by 37% in men over 23 years but showed minimal benefit in women. Among men, screening ...

Nothing elicits a groan from patients as quickly as discussion of uncomfortable screening procedures. Yet those discussions must take place. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the ...

Studies using the three-card, take-home method of FOBT screening repeated over a number of years have demonstrated mortality reductions of up to 33%. Conversely, there are no large studies documenting ...

The new test is less invasive and time-consuming than the gold standard test. But it has some shortfalls—and experts say it’s important to consider all your options. This is a fluorescent micrograph ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...