Single flexible sigmoidoscopy screening could help prevent colorectal cancer

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 versus faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic individuals.

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is the third most frequent cancer in the world. As the sojourn time for this cancer is several years and a good prognosis is associated with early stage diagnosis, screening has been implemented in a number of countries. Both screening with faecal occult blood test and flexible sigmoidoscopy have been shown to reduce mortality from colorectal cancer in randomised co...

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...