A shorter colon cancer test called a sigmoidoscopy may help save lives. From Wordnik.com. [ShoppingBlog.com] Reference
It's time for another flexible sigmoidoscopy, which is not my favorite medical procedure. From Wordnik.com. [March 14th, 2006] Reference
Britain's National Health Service often opts for a procedure called a sigmoidoscopy, while. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
A flexible sigmoidoscopy (ph) every five years as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2005] Reference
I'm booked in for a sigmoidoscopy on the 30th of November. From Wordnik.com. [12th September '05] Reference
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy to help diagnose bowel cancer. From Wordnik.com. [New GP cancer tests will save 5,000 lives a year, says Lansley] Reference
Q Is he going to have one of those, what you call a flexible sigmoidoscopy?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
Heyday's over for sigmoidoscopy in primary care: cost, training cited as barriers. From Wordnik.com. [The War on Cancer Meets The War on Terror] Reference
Nearly 12 years ago, I had asymptomatic colon cancer, discovered during a routine sigmoidoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [Gary S. Chafetz: Cancer Be Not Proud] Reference
Mom thought it was unnecessary because she had her annual FOB and periodic flexible sigmoidoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [That's Right; Blame Me] Reference
Colon cancer definitely they are reliable tests, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, visualizing the colon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2006] Reference
Unfortunately, nearly half of all colon cancers are too deep for flexible sigmoidoscopy to find them. From Wordnik.com. [That's Right; Blame Me] Reference
He endured numerous diagnostic tests: a flexible sigmoidoscopy, a colonoscopy, an upper GI endoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Harvest] Reference
Studies indicate that less than 40 percent of adults over the age of 50 have ever had a sigmoidoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [Fact Sheet On New Effort To Fight Colorectal Cancer] Reference
And then you get to have lots and lots of tests, and they do a flexible sigmoidoscopy on you raises hand!. From Wordnik.com. [My intestines and me] Reference
Perhaps the only thing worse than going to the dentist is a sigmoidoscopy… Sorry, the devil made me…. From Wordnik.com. [I spent…] Reference
Colonoscopy is similar but not the same as sigmoidoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Awareness, Earlier Screening Key to Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths, Disparities for African Americans] Reference
The inset shows a patient on a table having a sigmoidoscopy. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
At the time, the guidelines recommended sigmoidoscopy as a reasonble choice. From Wordnik.com. [DB's Medical Rants] Reference
Flexible sigmoidoscopy can detect inflamed tissue, abnormal growths, and ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
During a flexible sigmoidoscopy, patients lie on their left side on an examination table. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
Then I went to my gastro doctor 2 days later for a partial sigmoidoscopy and it was negative. From Wordnik.com. [OnThePharm] Reference
Your healthcare provider may either perform the sigmoidoscopy or refer you to another physician. From Wordnik.com. Reference
During a flexible sigmoidoscopy, the doctor can also take samples from abnormal-looking tissues. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
During a sigmoidoscopy, only about the last two feet of the colon closest to the rectum is viewed. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
The difference between colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy is related to which parts of the colon each can examine. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Awareness, Earlier Screening Key to Reducing Colorectal Cancer Deaths, Disparities for African Americans] Reference
During her sigmoidoscopy, Christine's physician found and removed polyps, which prompted a subsequent colonoscopy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
During a sigmoidoscopy a lighted tube is inserted into the rectum and through the lower part of the large intestine. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Christine Murar is forever thankful that her doctor insisted she undergo a screening sigmoidoscopy when she turned 50. From Wordnik.com. Reference
€ Flexible sigmoidoscopy: A short lighted tube is inserted into the rectum, allowing the doctor to see the lower third of the colon. From Wordnik.com. [News/local from www.dailyamerican.com] Reference
Flexible sigmoidoscopy enables the doctor to see only the sigmoid colon, whereas colonoscopy allows the doctor to see the entire colon. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
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