Acceptance of Screening for Colorectal Cancer by Flexible Sigmoidoscopy

Flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: an evidence-based analysis.

Flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening in Canada.

1Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; 2Department of Hematology and Oncology, CancerCare Manitoba; 3University of Manitoba IBD Clinical and Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba; 4Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah; 5Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatolog...

Colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality with screening flexible sigmoidoscopy.

BACKGROUND The benefits of endoscopic testing for colorectal-cancer screening are uncertain. We evaluated the effect of screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy on colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS From 1993 through 2001, we randomly assigned 154,900 men and women 55 to 74 years of age either to screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy, with a repeat screening at 3 or 5 years, or t...

Flexible sigmoidoscopy and the changing distribution of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS There has been a significant proximal shift in the distribution of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Northern Ireland over recent decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential implications of this proximal shift in CRC distribution on the efficacy of flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) as a screening tool. PATIENTS AND METHODS The site distribution of 5153 CRCs was avai...

Time to benefit for colorectal cancer screening: survival meta-analysis of flexible sigmoidoscopy trials

OBJECTIVE To determine the time to benefit of using flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. DESIGN Survival meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES A Cochrane Collaboration systematic review published in 2013, Medline, and Cochrane Library databases. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Randomized controlled trials comparing screening flexible sigmoidoscopy with no screening. Trials with fewer than 1...