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 ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to include a broader range of screening options, featuring additional at-home stool tests and, for the first time, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. And while colonoscopy remains the gold standard for ...

Your health checkup results state "fecal occult blood positive" and "further examination required." You have no symptoms, and ...

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance draws attention to the growing number of testing options, the American Gastroenterological Association urges patients and primary care providers to ...

It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger adults. In fact, the growing incidence of colorectal cancer in people under ...

It can indicate a more advanced stage of the disease or can be a sign of a different medical condition.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — When it comes to conditions in the colon and rectum, surgeons who specialize in these specific areas see a lot. Dr. Amy Curry is a general surgeon specializing in the colon and ...

SCREENING ARE KEY. TWO DECADES AGO, JENNIFER MEDINA, NOW 46 YEARS OLD, NOTICED SOMETHING WITH HER BODY WAS OFF. I WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN 2006, SO 20 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS ...