A study reveals that stress may accelerate the progression of colorectal cancer by weakening the immune system's response, ...

I knew something wasn’t right and I needed to push again for answers.” Shelby was finally referred to a gastroenterologist, ...

If any polyps are discovered, they are removed during the procedure. The sigmoidoscopy uses a thin, flexible tube called a sigmoidoscope that has a tiny light and camera. The sigmoidoscope is inserted ...

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 ...

These include fecal occult blood testing and multi-target stool DNA tests, which examine stool samples for signs of colorectal cancer, and flexible sigmoidoscopy, which only examines part of the colon ...

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