Fecal occult blood testing, a patient-administered test that is much less expensive than a colonoscopy, is a valid option for early detection of colon cancer, according to a report in the Canadian ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet — that old standby is still more reliable ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A new blood test may make it much easier and cheaper to screen for signs of colon cancer. Test manufacturer Guardant said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – This week, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant’s Shield blood test to screen for colon cancer in average-risk Americans 45 to 75 years old.

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. U.S. health regulators on Monday, July 29, 2024, approved a ...

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

According to Cologuard, made by Wisconsin-based Exact Sciences, there are three primary reasons why you may receive a testing ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a blood test that can assist in the primary detection of colorectal cancer. This test could assist with prompt detection and intervention ...

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 ...