October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cologuard cancer screening tests can be useful for certain people, but you should talk to a doctor first. (Provided by Exact ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...

Cases of colorectal cancer are rising. “That’s the most concerning thing I’m seeing right now,” says surgeon Matthew Bond, DO ...

Of the 9989 participants who could be evaluated, 65 (0.7%) had colorectal cancer and 757 (7.6%) had advanced precancerous lesions (advanced adenomas or sessile serrated polyps measuring ≥1 cm in the ...

A Topeka couple, both diagnosed with colon cancer in their 40s, share their story to highlight the importance of early ...

For me, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is about my brother, Jimmy, who died from colorectal cancer at the age of 36. For ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...