For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

A newly published study revealed an at-home colon cancer screening test reduces risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Ohio ...

Researchers investigated whether the time interval between a positive FIT result and follow-up colonoscopy is linked to risk for CRC.

When it comes to colorectal cancer, there are several tests used for screening which one to choose depends on the patient. The best test is the one that gets done and done. Well, Dr Cke Dalba with the ...

Eleven years ago, my life was forever changed when I lost my beloved husband, Len Atkins, to colorectal cancer. He was only 48, a time when most people wouldn't even consider a colonoscopy. It's a ...

Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries ...

FIT outperformed cfDNA in detecting advanced precancerous colorectal lesions, showing higher sensitivity and specificity. Blood-based tests offer easier implementation and potentially higher adherence ...

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their ...