Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It's also one of the most preventable cancers due to the availability of robust screening tools. Yet nearly 40% of ...

Colorectal cancer screening programs are currently underutilized in Germany. This also applies to testing for blood in the stool. The immunological stool tests can detect tiny amounts of blood in the ...

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 ...

Most Americans hear "colorectal cancer screening" and think "colonoscopy" -- the unpleasant cleanse, the snakelike scope, the wobbly ride home. It's a process that's undeniably inconvenient, yet one ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening to include new blood-based and at-home stool tests. The new blood test screens for tumor DNA, while the ...

Individuals who are unwilling to undergo a colonoscopy do have the option of taking a noninvasive screening test. Stool tests such as the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and the multitarget stool DNA ...

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Are there any easier alternatives to a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer? I just turned 60 and my wife keeps nagging me to get tested, but I hate the idea of drinking that ...

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 ...

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Most Americans hear "colorectal cancer screening" and think "colonoscopy" -- the unpleasant cleanse, the snakelike scope, the wobbly ride home. It's a process that's undeniably inconvenient, yet one ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Are there any easier alternatives to a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer? I just turned 60 and my wife keeps nagging me to get tested, but I hate the idea of drinking that ...