There are also blood tests to screen for colon cancer. They check a sample of your blood for signs that could mean cancer is present. But experts have not yet included these blood tests in the ...

Medical professionals urge people to talk with their doctors about their colon cancer risk factors and potential screening options. Caroline Vandergriff joined the CBS 11 News team in September 2019.

Cologuard is getting an upgrade soon. An updated at-home screening test, called Cologuard Plus, is expected to be available in June 2025. Cologuard Plus is a more sensitive version of the original ...

We will soon have much more accurate stool testing for colon cancer than the current DNA markers ... colonoscopies more ...

Australia's recent move to lower the starting age for bowel (colorectal ... prompting the team to review current clinical guidelines for at-risk individuals. Early-onset bowel cancer (diagnoses ...

A Kaiser Permanente colon cancer screening initiative put a huge dent in cancer cases and deaths over two decades, a new study says. The systematic outreach program doubled colon cancer screening ...

The research also adds weight to calls for lowering colorectal cancer screening ages worldwide, since many early-onset cases go undetected under current guidelines. While this study is a major ...

The number of younger adults getting the devastating news of a cancer diagnosis has been growing and is expected to continue to grow. “This is a real ...