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

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

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 ...

The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening, adding options for a blood-based screening test and new at-home screening kits.

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), the leading nonprofit dedicated to ending the disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its guidelines Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer, ...

The recommendations come with a dose of pragmatism: "The most effective screening test," the panel concludes, "is the one that the patient completes." The new guidance adds a stool RNA test and an ...

New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Add Blood And At-Home Tests By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used ...

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California reveal that adults aged 45 to 49 undergoing their first screening colonoscopy have neoplasia detection rates similar to those aged 50 to 54, ...

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 ...

Colorectal cancer claims the lives of 50,000 people in the United States every year, according to the American Cancer Society. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in men and women ...

There is a saying about fitness that runs along the lines of "the best type of exercise is the one that you will do." Updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, released by the American Cancer ...