Once-only sigmoidoscopy screening in Norway reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence by 28% and CRC mortality by 37% in men over 23 years but showed minimal benefit in women. Among men, screening ...

Colon cancer screening done by sigmoidoscopy -- a less invasive, cheaper alternative to colonoscopy -- does cut people's risk of developing or dying from the disease, a new clinical trial finds.

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 ...

Sigmoidoscopy screening also reduced the risk of death from CRC in only men. While previous studies have shown sigmoidoscopy screening reduces CRC incidence and mortality for 15 years, these findings ...