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 ...

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 ...

BOSTON – A widely used screening tool for colon cancer, sigmoidoscopy, misses precancerous growths in almost two-thirds of women – a disturbing failure rate twice as high as the one seen in men, a ...