Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines. The new guidelines also recommend Cologuard, an ...

The American Cancer Society updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, adding blood-based tests and reaffirming screening should begin at age 45.

A major European trial has pushed colonoscopy back into the medical spotlight. After 13 years, the NordICC study found that ...

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

This biotech has a one-of-a-kind colon cancer blood test. Shares broke out of a base on recent news.

As new colorectal cancer screening guidance draws attention to the growing number of testing options, the American ...

Commentary: Supporters argue that expanding access to blood-based tests would increase screening rates. Critics counter ...

The American Cancer Society is now adding blood tests to its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. Here's what that means (and doesn't).

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

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 ...

Starting next month, Ontarians who are 45 years old will be eligible for colorectal cancer screening. Some patients and ...