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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) remains one of the most common and deadly cancers. It is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in Americans under age 50, and the second leading cause of cancer ...

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 ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential colon cancer, either through the "gold standard" of colonoscopy or a ...

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