Several at-home options for colon cancer screening are available. If any of these tests are positive, a doctor will recommend a colonoscopy for further analysis. The U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard ...

The American Cancer Society is adding three new colon cancer screening tests to its recommendations. The move is designed to get more people tested more regularly as rates of young people diagnosed ...

The American Cancer Society recently recommended that two blood tests can be an option for people who won't get a colonoscopy or do a stool test. No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but for the ...

A new test could be an option for the 40% of Americans over age 45 who are not up to date with screenings. The Food and Drug Administration provided final approval on Monday for a new colorectal ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH DETECTING COLON CANCER WITHOUT A COLONOSCOPY. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY JUST UPDATED ITS SCREENING GUIDELINES TO INCLUDE TWO NEW OPTIONS. ONE IS A BLOOD TEST, AND THE OTHER CAN ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

Se amplía el abanico de opciones que permiten una detección precoz de los tumores colorrectales, aunque no todas tienen una ...

No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but for the millions of Americans who refuse screening, a simple blood test could help catch colon cancer. For the first time, the American Cancer Society ...