FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of screening methods for colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer (CRC), a collective term for colon and rectal cancers, is the third ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

Fecal occult blood testing, a patient-administered test that is much less expensive than a colonoscopy, is a valid option for early detection of colon cancer, according to a report in the Canadian ...

Millions remain unscreened for colorectal cancer. Learn how noninvasive screening can expand access, preserve capacity, and ...

As a practicing gastroenterologist, my colleagues and I spend much of our professional careers dedicated to the screening, surveillance, and treatment of colorectal cancer and precursor lesions called ...

According to Cologuard, made by Wisconsin-based Exact Sciences, there are three primary reasons why you may receive a testing ...

(a) “You don’t have to worry about that. Colon cancer is mainly a man’s disease.” (b) “Yes, everyone should have a colonoscopy every year to check for colon cancer.” (c) “I’ll do a rectal exam today, ...

The recommended 10-year interval between screening colonoscopies may be safely extended to 15 years in adults with no family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) whose first colonoscopy is negative for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study finds that people are more likely to get screened for colorectal cancer when their doctors recommend they get a stool test instead of a colonoscopy, or when ...