A study published in Gut examined whether annual fecal immunochemical testing could reduce reliance on surveillance colonoscopy. Researchers recruited immediate risk patients (between 60- and 72-years ...

Colorectal cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, recent advancements in medical screening have brought new hope in the fight against this deadly ...

A mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach followed by patient navigation for those with a positive test increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation at 6 months compared with ...

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

Noninvasive surveillance with multitarget stool DNA testing or fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) could potentially match colonoscopy for reducing long-term colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and ...

People invited to undergo FIT were more likely to participate in colorectal cancer screening compared with those invited to undergo colonoscopy. FIT was noninferior to colonoscopy for colorectal ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People in rural areas experience a variety of barriers to CRC screening. A mailed fecal immunochemical test ...

Eleven years ago, my life was forever changed when I lost my beloved husband, Len Atkins, to colorectal cancer. He was only 48, a time when most people wouldn't even consider a colonoscopy. It's a ...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and if there’s one message I want every neighbor, friend, and family member to hear, ...