While the heavily advertised at-home stool tests certainly can be a useful, extra screening tool for detecting colon cancer, ...

As colorectal cancer rates rise in adults under 50, new at-home screening options offer opportunities for early detection.

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Colon cancer was once primarily a diagnosis for older adults, but the statistics are changing.

“Colon cancer is one of the handful of cancers where there’s good data that screening saves lives," says Ethan Halm, vice ...

Not too long ago, the only way to screen for colorectal cancer was to have a colonoscopy. And while colonoscopy remains the ...

Because of the sharp rise in the younger generation, a surgeon is pleading with Gen Z to get a basic test to avoid a future ...

This month, North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) is raising awareness about colorectal cancer. In the U.S., cases of ...

Remember the screening age for colon cancer is 45, unless you have other risk factors - for anyone younger than that, pay close attention to your body and if anything seems off, talk to your doctor.

Another test, Cologuard, looks for the presence of abnormal cells or blood in a stool sample patients mail in that may indicate cancer or precancer tumors. A blood test would be a simpler and more ...