New Study Shows at-Home Colon Cancer Screening Test Reduces Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, as Effective as Screening Colonoscopy July 25, 2024 — A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test ...

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

People may prefer to get screened for colorectal cancer with a blood test rather than a colonoscopy. But more than twice as many colorectal cancer deaths would occur with blood-based screening as ...

Colon cancer is the disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining or epithelium of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. Starting from a single MLH1 ...

Cologuard is an at-home colon cancer screening kit that detects changes in genetic material indicating potential cancer or polyps. Medicare covers one kit per year under Original Medicare (Parts A and ...

Exact Sciences has a multipronged approach to cancer testing. Current products are Cologuard, its flagship stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer, or CRC, and Oncotype DX, its tissue-based ...

There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

Researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis.

Patients who underwent resection for CRC at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University were included if they ...

A physician from MUSC in downtown Charleston says November, known as Men’s Health Awareness Month, is a good opportunity to ...

Colorectal cancer is now one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men and women under 50 years old. Here’s what to know ...

New blood tests are now available to screen for colorectal (colon) cancer, providing a simpler alternative to traditional ...