Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer ...

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

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

New recommendations from the American Cancer Society include blood-based and updated at-home tests as colon cancer screening options.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first blood test to screen for colorectal cancer could be approved this year — raising the potential to drastically increase ...

For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for colorectal cancer.

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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 ...

Doctors hope a new, less invasive test will help spark more people getting tested for colon and rectal cancer once they reach age 45. This summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ...

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.

Nothing elicits a groan from patients as quickly as discussion of uncomfortable screening procedures. Yet those discussions must take place. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the ...

Colonoscopy is at the heart of gastroenterology. It is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool and it has become the central figure in the crusade against colorectal cancer. Seven gastroenterologists ...