Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

Genotype-informed surveillance should pair colonoscopy with upper endoscopy when MLH1/MSH2 mutations or family history ...

It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...

After recent comments from celebs, it may sound like colonoscopy complications are common. But such complications are exceedingly rare, experts say.

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

“The administration of probiotics (E faecium and B subtilis) can potentially recalibrate the gut microbiota after colonoscopy, and this may encourage the enrichment of beneficial strains such as ...

According to Dueker, any noticeable alteration in your bowel habits could be a potential red flag (but, he stressed, is not always a sign of colon cancer). In addition to a change in stool shape or ...