Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

I tried the $950 blood test Silicon Valley thinks can revolutionize cancer screening. The science—and my results—tell a ...

Incidence and mortality are rising in cohorts born after the 1950s, with three-quarters of colorectal cancers under 50 diagnosed at advanced stage, limiting curability. Preventable mortality is ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

The at-home colon test uses a stool sample to help look for any signs of colon cancer.

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the United States. Once considered only a medical concern for middle-age or ...

Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box delivered at home.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A leading organization of cancer doctors announced Wednesday that only two screening methods were considered reliable when checking patients for a recurrence of colon cancer. The ...

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 ...

COLON cancer continues to pose a significant burden in many societies worldwide. Globally, colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common in women. A similar trend is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...