Colon cancer screening is only effective if you complete the test. With 53,000 Americans expected to die from colon cancer in ...

A blood test to screen for colorectal cancer is one step closer to receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An FDA advisory panel -- the Medical Devices Advisory Committee ...

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News People are three times more ...

Abu Dhabi health chiefs have hailed the introduction of a blood test for colon cancer as a "game-changer" in the emirate's ...

A blood-based epigenetic test for colon cancer has been launched in Europe, a diagnostic tool that could boost screening compliance and lead to significant cost savings. The Epi proColon test from ...

It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet — that old standby is still more ...

According to Guardant’s website, Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a blood-based biomarker screening test to check for colorectal cancer if the individual is between the ages of 45–85, shows ...

Colorectal cancer screening is an effective ... for follow-up colonoscopies if the at-home FIT was positive. A positive test result indicates there was trace amounts of blood in the stool, which ...

This provocative study demonstrates that biological age, which can be evaluated by a blood test, is associated with a higher ...

A steady rise in rates of colorectal cancer among adults under ... Faratzis confessed that he blew off the test, figuring it wasn’t necessary. Six months later, he noticed blood on his toilet ...

In its early stages, colorectal cancer may not have symptoms. Problems that cause symptoms usually start after it has spread. Anyone can get colorectal cancer. Doctors often don't know why it ...

Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths than treatment advances over the past 45 years.