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flexible sigmoidoscopy

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Noun1.flexible sigmoidoscopy - visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
sigmoidoscopy
endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope


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In contrast, doctors recommend that flexible sigmoidoscopy, which uses a similar method to check a smaller portion of the colon, be repeated every 5 years.
The screen team: less unpleasant colon exams might catch more cancers by Harder, Ben / Science News
As screening trial results for PSA, flexible sigmoidoscopy, chest X ray, and spiral computed tomography start to become available over the next decade, how do these results alter our understanding of population trends in incidence and mortality?
Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) by Environmental Health Perspectives
Screening could mean a colonoscopy every ten years once you're 50 or a flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years (see "Catching Cancer Early," p.
Cancer: how to lower your risk. (Cover Story) by Liebman, Bonnie / Nutrition Action Healthletter
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