Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large ...

A colorectal cancer (CRC) screening public health initiative launched in Harbin, China has attracted about 830,000 ...

Colorectal cancer is rising in young adults. Recent evidence suggests diet and lifestyle couple play a role in rising numbers of this silent disease. In fact, an estimated 20,000 Americans under the ...

Discover the latest evidence on optimal stopping ages for colorectal cancer screening based on age, sex, comorbidity, and ...

Exact Sciences stock crumbled Thursday on its growing rivalry with Guardant Health and Natera in colon cancer screening.

Negative colonoscopy screening results were linked to lower long-term CRC incidence and mortality. These findings support extending the 10-year recommended rescreening interval for those at low ...

As screening guidelines recommend starting at age 45, we must focus on making testing as accessible and straightforward as possible. Not everyone has the means or time for a colonoscopy ...

How: faecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema and/or colonoscopy Several types of screenings can help detect colon cancer. They identify ulcers, pre-cancerous polyps or ...

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Screening tests, like colonoscopy, can find these polyps before they become ... American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society guideline for colorectal cancer screening. Centers for Disease Control ...

The study cohort consisted of adults ≥ 18 years undergoing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening or colonoscopy for gastrointestinal symptom surveillance owing to personal or family history.

It requires insurance companies to cover each “integral part” of performing a colorectal cancer screening, including: Removing polyps (abnormal cell growths in the underlining of the colon or rectum) ...