A single screening colonoscopy reduced colorectal cancer incidence by roughly 30% over 13 years — a meaningful improvement over earlier findings — but failed to produce a statistically significant ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD An at-home FIT test is a screening tool that may detect colon cancer. It works by testing for blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colon cancer ...

For more than two decades, colonoscopy has been promoted as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening. Policy makers ...

The number of annual colonoscopies performed in the U.S. is projected to decline over the next decade as use of noninvasive ...

ONE colonoscopy significantly reduced colorectal cancer incidence but not mortality over 13 years, in updated findings from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

While colorectal cancer polyps often have no symptoms—especially in the early stages—there are some warning signs to be on ...

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 ...

A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, leading to successful surgery.