Colorectal cancer is affecting more young adults, making early detection crucial. At-home fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) offer a quick, affordable way to check for hidden blood in stool, a potential ...

At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

WASHINGTON – The federal Bureau of Prisons doesn’t screen most inmates for colorectal cancer and treatment is often lacking even with positive test results, according to a watchdog report released on ...

New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from ...

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 ...

Patients received either mailed FIT with automated text message outreach from study personnel or mailed FIT-DNA with the ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...

A Mass General Brigham Community Care Van parked at a visit to the Greater Boston Catholic Charities food bank in Dorchester.

A Miami man credits a routine blood test with saving his life after early-stage colon cancer was found via colonoscopy, ...