Cologuard is a non-invasive test for colon cancer that you can perform in the comfort of your own home. It checks for evidence of cancer in a small sample of stool (poop) that you mail to a lab.

From Monday, Walloon residents over the age of 50 can obtain a free colorectal cancer screening test from pharmacies. Colon cancer accounts for 13% of all cancers in Belgium and is the country’s ...

For adults with average cancer risk, a blood test could provide an option for colon cancer screening instead of a colonoscopy. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test ...

Your colon is a simple organ with simple needs. Keep it hydrated and clean (by keeping waste moving through), and get routine screening exams to check the inner lining for polyps—growths that can ...

Created by Guardant Health, the blood test, known as Shield, was able to detect 83% of colorectal cancers in studies but only 13% of dangerous polyps. Colonoscopies find approximately 95% of these ...

It's a loss that I carry with me every day, a reminder of the importance of early detection and screening in the fight against this deadly disease. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of ...

A blood test for colon cancer performed well in a recently published study, offering a new kind of screening for a leading cause of cancer deaths. The test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells ...