... During sigmoidoscopy (sig-moid-AH-skuh-pee), a doctor closely looks only at ... uses a thin (about the thickness of a finger), flexible, hollow, lighted ...
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/examandtestdescriptions/faq-colonoscopy-and-sigmoidoscopy
... Fecal occult blood test. AND. Flexible sigmoidoscopy. 50 and over. Yearly. ... 50 and over. Yearly. Flexible sigmoidoscopy***. 50 and over. Every 5 years ...
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/cancerscreeningguidelines/chronological-history-of-acs-recommendations
... Flexible sigmoidoscopy. Researchers ... Citations: Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality with Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy. Published ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/studies-show-effectiveness-of-colon-screenings-with-easier-preparation
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/studies-show-effectiveness-of-colon-screenings-with-easier-preparation
... Tests that can find both colorectal polyps and cancer. Flexible sigmoidoscopy. ... Test. Pros. Cons. Flexible sigmoidoscopy. Fairly quick and safe. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-detection
... Flexible sigmoidoscopy: Every 4 years for those 50 years and older, but not within 10 years of a previous colonoscopy. Colonoscopy. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/moreinformation/colonandrectumcancerearlydetection/colorectal-cancer-early-detection-screening-coverage-laws
... cancer: Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years; Colonoscopy every 10 years; Double contrast barium enema every 5 years; ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/news/prevention-the-focus-of-new-colon-cancer-screening-guidelines
... Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) once every 12 months; Flexible sigmoidoscopy once every 4 years, or 10 years after a previous colonoscopy; ...
http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/cancerscreeningguidelines/medicare-coverage-for-cancer-prevention-and-early-detection
... Page 4. Flexible sigmoidoscopy The ... Tests That Find Polyps and Cancer Flexible sigmoidoscopy* every 5 years, or Colonoscopy ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@healthpromotions/documents/document/acsq-020998.pdf
... Page 16. *A flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy within the past five years. ... Page 30. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (FSIG) ...
http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/documents/document/acspc-024469.pdf
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