Colorectal cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, recent advancements in medical screening have brought new hope in the fight against this deadly ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool samples at home and send them in for analysis, making these tests less ...

A newly published study revealed an at-home colon cancer screening test reduces risk of colorectal cancer death by 33%, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Ohio ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health challenge, with early detection proving essential for effective treatment and improved patient outcomes. Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has ...

Scream, Scooby Doo and soon to be Scream 7 star Matthew Lillard is now involved in a "Screen" campaign to raise awareness ...

People invited to undergo FIT were more likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening compared with those invited to undergo colonoscopy. FIT was noninferior to colonoscopy for colorectal ...

Cancer of the colon and rectum is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the country. More than 140,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2012, and almost 50,000 people will die from the disease.

When your large intestine, or colon, is working smoothly, you hardly think about it. But when it isn’t functioning properly, ...

Nothing elicits a groan from patients as quickly as discussion of uncomfortable screening procedures. Yet those discussions must take place. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the ...

Until now, the best way to diagnose colorectal cancer, which encompasses colon and rectal cancer, was a colonoscopy. However, the procedure can be invasive as well as uncomfortable for people. But a ...