As scientists question the rise in early colon cancer cases, a new study is offering some potential answers. Colored scanning ...

Bowel cancer is typically considered ... added: "Change of stool calibre. So it was like this and now it's pencil thin stools." "Number four: unexplained iron deficiency," continued Dr Kevin ...

While the drug may not be strong enough to treat colon cancer on its own, researchers believe it could enhance more ...

Margaret never imagined that her desire to help others would one day become the very act that saved her own life.

Colon cancer doesn't just happen to ... defecating can also be a concerning sign. And stools changing caliber—going from normal to pencil thin—can indicate a blockage in the colon.

The otherwise healthy 34-year-old dealt with the issue for more than a year and a half before her life came to a screeching halt with a gut-wrenching diagnosis: stage 4 colorectal cancer.

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

A variety of stool tests ... The gold standard for colorectal cancer screening is the colonoscopy. This procedure involves inserting a thin, flexible tube with a light and camera up the rectum ...

Fatigue and anemia can also be warning signs. There are three ways to screen for colon cancer. The stool-based tests you send away. There’s a new blood-based test available, but the standard ...

A brief research report compared screening costs per early-detected colorectal cancer (CRC) case among fecal immunochemical ...

Investing in patient navigation and clinician incentives ensures colorectal cancer screening completion, improves early detection, reduces disparities, achieves cost savings, and advances population ...