Pharmacy-based CRC screening programs using FIT can improve early detection, especially in underserved communities, with effective follow-up care. Patients prefer digital updates for negative results ...

SAN DIEGO — In the ever-expanding options for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, blood tests using precision medicine are becoming more advanced and convenient than ever; however, caveats abound, and ...

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute expanded its global operations today by launching the first colorectal cancer screening ...

FIT outperformed cfDNA in detecting advanced precancerous colorectal lesions, showing higher sensitivity and specificity. Blood-based tests offer easier implementation and potentially higher adherence ...

John Crouchley lost about 5st (32kg) after experiencing digestive problems, before his diagnosis.

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard to treat or because oncologists are bad at spotting it. In large part, it's because people aren't ...

In a new study aimed at identifying the best approach to promote colorectal cancer screening in adults ages 45 to 49, UCLA researchers found that simply mailing a stool-based test directly to people's ...

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 ...

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 ...

By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...