Allegheny Health Network (AHN) says it developed a new test that can detect colon cancer while avoiding an invasive colonoscopy. Why it matters: Colorectal cancer — which originates in the colon or ...

Can this new test compete with stool-based tests or colonoscopies? A radiation oncologist shares his opinion.

New blood test to detect colon cancer clears FDA approval - New cases of colorectal cancer and deaths have been rising in ...

Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...

Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that could have become tumors.

When Erica Barnell was an MD/PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis, she met a woman who had stage four colorectal cancer (CRC). The woman was only 52 years old—more than a decade younger ...

A new Kentucky law protects patients from surprise bills for colon cancer screenings to improve health outcomes. A Q&A with reporter Maggie Menderski.

Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by ...