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

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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, ...

A recent study published in JAMA identified colorectal cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Americans ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American Cancer Society is adding some new testing options to its screening guidelines for colorectal cancers – and for the first time, that includes a blood test.Colonoscopies are still ...

Researchers followed 376,511 people for up to 14 years to work out what that gap costs. By their estimate, taking part came ...

People who participated in colorectal cancer screening had a 43% lower risk of dying from the disease.Researchers followed ...

Individuals with two HNPCC-associated cancers a including synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancers or associated extracolonic cancers Individuals with colorectal cancer and a first-degree ...

Colorectal cancer is now the number one cause of cancer-related death for men and women under 50 years old. But what can we ...