People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News People are three times more likely ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

Matthew Lillard advocates for colon cancer screening in a new ad from Exact Sciences' Cologuard test. In the spot, the actor ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool samples at home and send them in for analysis, making these tests less ...

Overall, the incidence of colorectal cancer has decreased over the decades, largely in part due to the use of screening modalities, such as colonoscopy. However, the incidence of colorectal cancer in ...

At-home fecal immunochemical test screening was found to reduce risk of colon cancer death by 33%, according to a study published July 19 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from academic institutions ...

People mailed a free stool test kit are three times more likely to undergo colon cancer screening About 30% of patients sent a free kit completed their screening within six months By comparison, only ...

A new Ohio State University study shows that an at-home colon cancer screening test could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer death and may be as effective as a colonoscopy. The study involved ...

Just hearing the word “colonoscopy” can make anyone grimace — but it can also save your life. In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women, and the ...

In both men and women, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis and cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. In 2023, the group estimated ...

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their ...