An 85-year-old woman with a positive Cologuard test seeks guidance after her gastroenterologist declined to perform a ...

The starting age dropped, a blood test joined the list, and there's now an age doctors say to quit.

After years of decline, colorectal cancer rates began climbing again. The overall rate dropped from 55.2 cases per 100,000 ...

Doctors explain how colonoscopy compares with FIT, Cologuard, and blood-based colon cancer screening—and why it can catch ...

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it's not necessarily something ...

Among 100,000 people who receive a colonoscopy every 10 years, 1,543 would develop colorectal cancer and 672 would die from the disease, they determined. For stool-based tests every one to three years ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study ...

Colorectal cancer is rising in people under 50 and is the second leading cause of cancer death, but when caught early, it is highly curable. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that ...

The landmark legislation marks a historic moment for states proactively aligning state policy with the latest research and innovations for colorectal cancer screening, improving access to lifesaving ...

A sudden change in stool shape, like pencil-thin stools, can signal potential colon health issues. Persistent narrow stools ...