Pancreatic cancer is another disease that could benefit from a blood-based diagnostic test. Unlike colon cancer, pancreatic ...

A test for fecal occult blood looks for blood in your poop, or feces. It can be a sign of a problem in your digestive system, such as a growth, or polyp, or cancer in the colon or rectum.

As colorectal cancer rates rise in adults under 50, new at-home screening options offer opportunities for early detection.

Overall, the incidence of colorectal cancer has decreased over the decades, largely in part due to the use of screening modalities, such as colonoscopy. However, the incidence of colorectal cancer in ...

Katie Couric's husband died of colon cancer at 42 years old. Couric shared early signs of colon cancer you should look for ...

No one likes getting a colonoscopy. The procedure, used to check for colon cancer, is uncomfortable, expensive, and sometimes ...

The age range for screening lowered in recent years to include younger individuals as the incidence rate of colon cancer has shifted. Dr. Stephen Amann, a gastroenterologist at Digestive Health ...

Not too long ago, the only way to screen for colorectal cancer was to have a colonoscopy. And while colonoscopy remains the ...