Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the ...

Gabriella Parker had a colonoscopy at 21 despite the recommended age being 45. She made some radical changes in her life to ...

I initially put off a colonoscopy due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, but after a positive home screening test, I ...

In it, two boys from the neighborhood show up on her doorstep asking her daughter to play. Wasting no time, the girl informs them that her mom, Brandi, is indisposed as she goes through the normal ...

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...

Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in people taking the blood test every three years as recommended, compared to those who undergo colonoscopy once a decade, ...

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

Colonoscopy Still Beats New Blood Tests at Spotting Colon Cancer By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening ...

Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in people taking the blood test every three years as recommended, compared to those who undergo colonoscopy once a decade, ...

SATURDAY, Nov. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn't make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting.

A newfangled blood test isn't as good at detecting colon cancer as a colonoscopy Colonoscopy outperformed both the blood test and fecal tests Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths are ...