Colon cancer used to feel like a worry for later-something to think about decades down the road. Not anymore. An estimated ...

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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 ...

The American Cancer Society is now adding blood tests to its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. But that doesn't mean you should skip your colonoscopy. In the updated guidelines, released May ...

The recommendations are an update to the ACS's screening guidelines – an update led by Andrew Wolf, MD, a cancer-prevention expert at UVA Health. He and a blue-ribbon panel of cancer experts conducted ...

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Colorectal cancer rates rose among younger adults; screening starts at 45. Blood-based tests like Shield offer less invasive detection to reach unscreened. Advocacy and education aim to expand access ...

New colorectal cancer screening recommendations, released today by the American Cancer Society, may help millions more Americans test for the disease. The updated guidelines will now allow for a blood ...