OAK BROOK, Ill. – October 26, 2009 – Researchers from Taiwan report in a new study that unsedated colonoscopy for primary colorectal cancer screening is well accepted in a majority of patients.

A sigmoidoscopy is a test a doctor uses to examine the lower portion of the colon. This procedure can help detect conditions such as colorectal cancer. A sigmoidoscopy involves using a thin instrument ...

A randomized controlled trial of adults in Norway found that a single screening sigmoidoscopy led to a sustained reduction in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence for more than two decades after ...

A single colon screening performed in midlife—one procedure, one afternoon—may reduce the risk of dying from colorectal cancer for at least two decades afterward, according to one of the longest ...

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 ...