Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

About 50 million Americans aren’t getting screened for colon cancer at a time when colon-cancer rates are rising.

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Genotype-informed surveillance should pair colonoscopy with upper endoscopy when MLH1/MSH2 mutations or family history ...

It’s increasingly common to see headlines and social media conversations about the rise in colorectal cancer among younger ...

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make the test and the ...

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

After recent comments from celebs, it may sound like colonoscopy complications are common. But such complications are exceedingly rare, experts say.

“The administration of probiotics (E faecium and B subtilis) can potentially recalibrate the gut microbiota after colonoscopy, and this may encourage the enrichment of beneficial strains such as ...