Blood in the Stool in Young People: Just Hemorrhoids? Persistent Symptoms Require Colorectal Cancer Screening ...

The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as alternatives to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening ...

Compared to stool DNA testing, researchers found that CT colonography is a cost-saving and clinically effective method for colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

Researchers followed 376,511 people for up to 14 years to work out what that gap costs. By their estimate, taking part came ...

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 ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

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 ...

Have a seat and let’s talk about something we usually don’t talk about. This fall across the state, stools are taking center stage to spark conversation about colon cancer. The Georgia Center for ...

She was doing everything right. She exercised, ate well, and stayed active with her husband and two teenage daughters. She ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...