Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates of young colon cancer.

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include the FDA-approved Shield blood test for ...

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance draws attention to the growing number of testing options, the American ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

Commentary: Supporters argue that expanding access to blood-based tests would increase screening rates. Critics counter ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the "gold standard" of colonoscopy or a ...

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A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...