But an alternative procedure that may be right for some people with UC is known as a sigmoidoscopy. This procedure tends to be quicker and involves simpler preparations, but it’s not appropriate ...

The colonic site with maximum inflammation was determined for each patient. Conclusions: Sigmoidoscopy is not sufficient for evaluating inflammation in UC patients. In particular, colonoscopy is ...

While haemorrhoids affect both men and women equally, Dr Siboe says more women are likely to report symptoms and seek ...

Yet many men stay silent, sitting uncomfortably at their desks or shifting awkwardly in traffic, unsure whether to call it ...

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Colorectal cancer, among the most common global malignancies, is increasingly affecting younger populations and remains underdiagnosed until advanced stages.

For many people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), whether Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, there is immense ...

We conducted a randomised trial comparing participation and detection rates (DR) per screenee of guaiac-based faecal occult blood test (gFOBT), immunochemical FOBT (FIT), and flexible sigmoidoscopy ...

Like a colonoscopy, a sigmoidoscopy is a test during which a tube with a light and camera is used to view the interior of the intestine. For a sigmoidoscopy, the area examined is not the entire colon ...

Niko McKnight, Brian McKnight's son, has passed away at the age of 32 after a long battle with colon cancer. His battle first ...

There’s a worrying trend in the cancer world with young adults getting cancer at higher rates, and scientists don’t know why.

It looks more like cancer under a microscope. Dysplasia can be treated by removing it during a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy procedure. In many cases, this is all the treatment that’s needed.