Colorectal cancer was considered a disease that mainly affected older adults; now doctors are diagnosing more people in their ...

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 ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Thomas Curran about the increase in colon cancer in younger adults and options ...

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 ...

Colon cancer is on the rise in younger people, which is why testing guidelines recommend testing starting at 45 for those at average risk. To stop colon cancer, it’s important to know when and how to ...

Colorectal cancer screening can be lifesaving, but knowing whether to choose colonoscopy or an at-home test like Cologuard can be confusing. While colonoscopy remains the gold standard for accuracy ...

This quick and easy test is already making a difference elsewhere. Real-world data from the Harris Poll shows that 93% of patients who were offered Shield actually completed their screening, a jump in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

A second blood test shows promise for the detection of colon cancer, according to a new study. The first, called Shield, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in July for people 45 and ...

I was at the top of my field. I worked from 8 in the morning until 10 at night. Scheduling a doctor's appointment was never a priority. Until I got cancer. I began experiencing symptoms in 2017, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...