There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

What Are At-Home Colon Cancer Tests? The gold standard screening test for cancer in your colon or rectum, colorectal cancer, is a colonoscopy. This is done at a doctor's office under sedation ...

A metabolite called 4-hydroxyindole also caught the researchers' attention. Its low concentrations in the stool of affected women might play a role in the progression of the disease. Tests on mice ...

No amount of blood in stool is “normal,” and you should discuss any new bleeding with a doctor. If bleeding continues after you and your doctor have developed a treatment plan, more testing or ...

New blood tests are now available to screen for colorectal (colon) cancer, providing a simpler alternative to traditional ...

In this excerpt from "Too Young for Cancer," Katie Coleman describes receiving her cancer diagnosis after years of having her ...

Bloating can occur due to constipation, dietary changes, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Here, experts share the best ...

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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 ...

Results could vary between having a net benefit or harm based on the balance between achieving screening in individuals who ...

However, if too many people who would have undergone colonoscopies or stool-based tests switch to the blood tests, colorectal cancer death rates will rise. Because the more established ...