Background: Colonoscopy visualizes more of the colon than flexible sigmoidoscopy. This
study compares the outcomes of an unsedated modified colon endoscopy (MCE) with …

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common incident cancer and the
second most fatal cancer in Canada. Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is one of the modalities …

BACKGROUND: Despite highest-quality evidence that early detection of colorectal cancer
(CRC) can lead to reduced mortality, no organized CRC screening programs exist in …

BACKGROUND: Sigmoidoscopy screening, which can dramatically reduce colorectal
cancer mortality, is supported increasingly by physicians and payers, and is likely to be …

OBJECTIVE: Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is
associated with reduced mortality from CRC. It is unknown whether FS is equally effective in …

The flexible sigmoidoscope may represent a partial solution to the longstanding problem of
physician and patient noncom pliance with sigmoidoscopy for the detection of colorectal …

BACKGROUND Despite current recommendations of flexible sigmoidoscopy as a screening
test for the detection of colorectal carcinoma, relatively few asymptomatic patients undergo …

Mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC) remains an important public-health problem. A
number of screening options are widely recommended, but controversy remains regarding …

Background and study aim Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is a feasible examination technique
and a suitable tool for population-based screening, but very little is known about …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Diagnosis of colorectal cancer after negative findings on
endoscopic evaluation raises concern about the effectiveness of endoscopic screening. We …