May 23, 2007 (Washington) — Analyses of data from the National Cancer Registry, the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER) database, and colonoscopy record reviews conducted at a number of ...

Colonoscopy, for 20 years a recommended form of screening to catch precancerous polyps, appears no better at helping to reduce deaths from colorectal cancer than a less invasive test, say researchers ...

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 . A recent study showed strong correlations between rectosigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy in evaluations of disease ...

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 ...

A 46-year-old female with a history of chronic constipation and episodes of minor rectal bleeding underwent colonoscopy. She was diagnosed with an infrarenal abdominal aorta aneurysm for which ...

Gut Check is a periodic look at health claims made by studies, newsmakers, or conventional wisdom. We ask: Should you believe this? The Claim: Colonoscopy is far and away the best way to screen for ...

Just when she thought life couldn’t get busier, New Jersey mom of six Elaine Griffin got diagnosed with Stage 2b colon cancer. “I was very shocked, and I think the doctors were as well because it ...

Dear Dr. Roach: This past weekend, during my son’s wedding festivities, I experienced a sigmoid volvulus. Doctors recommended surgery, but I opted for a colonoscopy, which was performed successfully.

She's on a mission to make colon cancer famous. Tech entrepreneur Brooks Bell ducked into a bathroom during a conference in Half Moon Bay in November 2018 and spotted the first warning sign that ...