The starting age dropped, a blood test joined the list, and there's now an age doctors say to quit.

Adults 45 and older at average risk can now get screened for colorectal cancer with a simple blood test.

Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box ...

Current US FDA-cleared stool-based colorectal cancer (CRC) molecular screening tests include fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) for occult blood detection; however, integration with nucleic acid-based ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Regular preventive screenings can make a life-changing difference—especially when it comes to cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

Clinicians have more colorectal cancer screening options than ever before. The challenge is helping more eligible patients ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...

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Colon cancer screening developer Guardant Health (GH) recently got powerful backing for one of its blood tests. As a result, shares popped and broke out of a base making it Thursday's IBD 50 Growth ...