To schedule a colon cancer screening visit the Intermountain Health Colon Cancer Screening page at intermountainhealth.org/colonoscopy People of average risk for colon cancer may qualify for an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

Doctors say rising colorectal cancer cases in younger adults highlight the importance of recognizing symptoms and understanding individual risk factors.

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 ...

Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer ...

Beginning today, Walgreens customers can access tools and resources to better understand their colorectal cancer screening options — including a streamlined pathway that enables eligible, average-risk ...

Colorectal cancer now leads cancer deaths in adults under 50, with cases rising since 1995. Learn when to start screening and recognize key symptoms to protect yourself.

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...

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 ...

Experts warn younger people not to dismiss symptoms such as rectal bleeding as diagnoses rise for those under 50 ...

Colon cancer in people under 50 years of age is on the rise. According to a new study published in January by the Journal of American Medical ...