A national survey finds patients want personal contact after positive cancer results, with psychosocial fears outweighing cost and transportation concerns. Pharmacy-based colorectal cancer (CRC) ...

An at-home FIT test (Fecal Immunochemical Test) is one of the easiest ways to screen for colon cancer. This short explainer video shows who needs a FIT test, how it works, and how to ask your doctor ...

An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...

A study finds that $100 rideshare rides for follow-up colonoscopy after fecal immunochemical test (FIT) doubled completion rates, reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, and lowered health care costs.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health challenge, with early detection proving essential for effective treatment and improved patient outcomes. Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has ...

Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have increased among younger adults in recent years, with the most significant increase seen in those ages 40 to 49. Starting FIT screening early was tied to ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

The Cologuard Plus test demonstrated 95% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection at 94% specificity, making it the most accurate noninvasive CRC screening test reported in studies to date Building ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

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