Open AccessUse of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Cancer in HIV-Infected Patients 50 Years of Age and Older
Author(s) -
Edmund J. Bini,
James Park,
Fritz François
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.15.1626
Subject(s) - sigmoidoscopy , medicine , colonoscopy , odds ratio , colorectal cancer , confidence interval , gastroenterology , population , cancer , environmental health
Although many patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are now living well beyond 50 years of age, there are no data available on colorectal cancer screening in this population. The aim of this study was to determine the utility of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy in patients with HIV.
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