Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer ...

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

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its guidelines Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer ...

The American Cancer Society is adding some new testing options to its screening guideline for colorectal cancers – and for ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

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 ...

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, adding blood-based tests and reaffirming ...

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...