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 ...

A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test ...

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 ...