Similarly, the number waiting past six weeks for flexible sigmoidoscopy has jumped from 87 to 1,199, and those waiting for echocardiography from 574 to 2,034 over the same period.

同样，等待6周以上接受乙状结肠镜检查的病人数量由87猛增至1199，在同时期内等待心脏超声检查的病人数量由574增加到了2034。

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The results indicate that flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces cancer incidence and mortality by 23% and 31%, respectively.

结果表明，乙状结肠镜使结直肠癌的发病率和死亡率分别降低了23%和31%。

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After all, opponents will argue that flexible sigmoidoscopy is unable to examine the right colon, where nearly a third of the cancers arise.

毕竟，反对者会认为，软式乙状结肠镜无法检查右半结肠，而近三分之一的肿瘤发生在此部位。

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The twerp with the IPO has yet to feel the twang of arthritis, buy his first pair of reading glasses or suffer his first sigmoidoscopy.

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The new screening will invite younger, symptomless patients to have a similar camera check, a flexible sigmoidoscopy, of the lower part of their large bowel to look for any abnormal growths.

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