Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines. The new guidelines also recommend Cologuard, an ...

A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance draws attention to the growing number of testing options, the American ...

Commentary: Supporters argue that expanding access to blood-based tests would increase screening rates. Critics counter ...

Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates of young colon cancer.

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 ...

A new test could be an option for the 40% of Americans over age 45 who are not up to date with screenings. The Food and Drug Administration provided final approval on Monday for a new colorectal ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

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