They might perform a colonoscopy, which provides a full view of the colon, or a sigmoidoscopy, which focuses on the lower part. During the procedure, they take a small tissue sample (called a ...

single-center study of 261 individuals who underwent screening with unsedated colonoscopy or unsedated sigmoidoscopy. The aim of their research was to compare patients' acceptance of the two ...

Screening tests for colorectal cancer include the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy. The fecal immunochemical test, also known as FIT, is used to screen for ...

Localized bowel cancer is usually diagnosed through sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. Cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon are often curable with surgery while cancer that has spread ...