They’re non-invasive with none of the dreaded prep. But are recently approved home tests for colon cancer as effective as ...

The good news is you may be able to screen for colorectal cancer in the comfort of your own home. At-home screening for colon ...

The kit, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), uses antibodies to detect blood in stool. This blood is an early warning sign of colon cancer, and those who test positive are urged to undergo a ...

How: faecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema and/or colonoscopy Several types of screenings can help detect colon cancer. They identify ulcers, pre-cancerous polyps or ...

That’s why timely screening should be part of your regular health check-upPurdue University’s Center for Healthy Living (CHL), in conjunction with Cologuard® and Exact Sciences, is providing no-cost, ...

Colon cancer screening is only effective if you complete ... he also didn’t complete the paperwork required to receive an at-home stool-based screening test. When Dennis saw his doctor ...

People mailed a free stool test kit are three times more likely to undergo colon cancer screening About 30% of patients sent a free kit completed their screening within six months By comparison ...

Colon cancer - which starts in the large intestine ... like a fitness and DNA test, which is more accurate on stool.” Kenyan doctors carry out colonoscopy largely on patients with symptoms ...

At-home poo tests could spare millions ... ALSO READ: Screen early for colorectal cancer and prevent it The test requires a small sample, which is then posted to a laboratory where the amount ...