Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most ...

An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands ...

A new blood test for cancer DNA — the genetic code that differentiates cancer from healthy tissue — allows doctors to ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Colon cancer is a highly preventable disease if you follow dietary guidelines and undergo screenings, such as a colonoscopy.

Newswatch 16's Justin Gick spoke with a surgeon about the most common colon and rectal conditions in this Healthwatch 16.

50 million Americans due for colon cancer screening avoid it because they consider traditional tests so unpleasant. But now it can be as simple as a blood test. If you’re overdue for your colon cancer ...

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 ...

As a practicing gastroenterologist, my colleagues and I spend much of our professional careers dedicated to the screening, surveillance, and treatment of colorectal cancer and precursor lesions called ...

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Among nearly 25 million privately insured adults, significant shifts in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening practices were identified after the onset of COVID-19. 1 Between 2017 and 2024, colonoscopy ...

County-level breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening in the US rose from 1997 to 2019, but persistently high- and ...