title: Flexible sigmoidoscopy in the primary care setting.
abstract: Flexible sigmoidoscopy has been universally endorsed for use by primary care physicians for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Patient selection, preparation, and procedure are discussed in this article.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy