A new blood test can help detect colon cancer, but it’s not as good as the test you hate to take

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

A blood test has been added to colorectal cancer screening options. Here’s what to know.

For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for ...
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Putting Off Your Colonoscopy? Now You Can Get a Blood Test Instead

The American Cancer Society’s newest recommendations include blood tests, in addition to stool tests and colonoscopy.

She Wasn’t Due For Her Colonoscopy. A Blood Test Found Cancer Anyway

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

What Is Cancerguard? Blood Test That Screens for 50 Cancers Found Woman’s Hidden Tumor. Should You Take It?

Cancerguard screens for 50 types of cancer with one blood test. Doctors explain the accuracy, benefits and limits of ...

Blood test gives patients another option, but still not best option

Updating the list of recommended colorectal cancer screening options is about finding more ways to spot a tumor. The blood ...
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Is The Galleri Cancer Test Worth It? A Doctor Explains

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...

Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Blood Test for Lung Cancer

Researchers report progress in looking for signs of lung cancer in the blood.
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RDW Blood Test

What Is a RDW Blood Test? An RDW blood test – also known as a red blood cell distribution width blood test – is a measure of the difference in your red blood cells’ size and volume. RDW is one part of ...