Scientists calculated the risks based on the recommended screening schedule for different kinds of tests: a colonoscopy every 10 years, a stool-based test every one to three years, or a blood test ...

For decades, screening has required either a once-a-decade colonoscopy, in which a thin flexible tube with a camera is used to look inside a person’s large intestine, or a stool test every one ...

Colon cancer death rates will increase if too many people choose the blood test over either colonoscopy or stool-based tests, researchers predicted. “The first generation of blood tests are a ...

I had my first colonoscopy when I was only 21. I've struggled with constipation and bleeding with bowel movements since childhood. I would have a bowel movement maybe once a week, growing up.

For a long time, screening has consisted of either colonoscopy once every decade or a stool test every one to three years. While the exam can detect colorectal cancer, it also can prevent it if ...

Colon cancer death rates will increase if too many people choose the blood test over either colonoscopy or stool-based tests, researchers predicted. “The first generation of blood tests are a really ...

Colon cancer death rates will increase if too many people choose the blood test over either colonoscopy or stool-based tests, researchers predicted. “The first generation of blood tests are a really ...

28 (UPI) --New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy ... also determined that colonoscopies -- and stool screening -- were more cost-effective ...