Senior MSPs Jackie Baillie and Edward Mountain have urged ministers to extend the national bowel screening programme to the under 50s after ...

A centralised, mailed colorectal cancer screening programme significantly improved screening completion rates in federally qualified health centres. Read more.

In the summer of 2002, Margaret Stamp returned home to Sarpy County from college four weeks after her 74-year-old grandmother ...

Margaret Stamp returned home to Sarpy County from college four weeks after her 74-year-old grandmother, Phyllis Behm, had ...

while increased screening to identify precancerous polyps is helping to cut rates in the older demographic. About 92 per cent of cases of colorectal cancer are still expected among people ...

Genetic testing can now identify risk markers for more personalised screening. And telehealth has made remote consultations possible, increasing access to specialists, particularly in rural areas.

and Influenza B in one go at home. The Globe spoke with infectious disease experts about how and when to use the new combo tests. Like a COVID-19 test, the new kits use a nasal swab to tell people ...

Optional services available during this screening include take-home colon cancer screening kits and PSA screening (optional for men 50 and older or those with a risk for prostate cancer). Colon cancer ...

Polyps can’t be felt, but they can be picked up by screening tests, like a colonoscopy, before they cause issues. It takes up to 10 years for a colon polyp to become a full-blown cancer, which gives ...

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You can also cut colon cancer risk by limiting alcohol, avoiding smoking, exercising regularly, and getting your colorectal cancer screening, Mendelsohn said. People of average risk should start ...

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced the introduction of mandatory genetic testing as part of the premarital screening programme for all Emiratis planning to marry, starting ...