What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer, NBC News reported. The test isn't meant to replace colonoscopies, but is ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, ...

The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45, and several blood tests on the market could help. These tests are done in a ...

Saga Diagnostics expanded the use of its ultrasensitive blood test to include detection of tiny amounts of colorectal cancer ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

New global initiative urges patients and clinicians to wait for biomarker testing results before starting treatment.

I had rectal bleeding, the most common symptom of colon cancer in people under 45. I also had a family history of colon cancer, which pushed me to get a colonoscopy at 33. My out-of-pocket colonoscopy ...