Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

By reducing the level at which traces of blood in a FIT test trigger further investigation – from 120 micrograms of blood per gram of poo down to 80 – the NHS will offer 35% more screening ...

I KNOW from personal experience: catching cancer early gives people more than a fighting chance. My diagnosis for kidney ...

Dr. Usman Shah, who is a medical oncologist at Overlook Medical Center, phase 1 and gastrointestinal oncology medical director, emphasized in an interview with CURE that colorectal cancer screening ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

When addressing the serious concern of colon cancer, many people wonder about the effectiveness of standard imaging tools like the CT (Computed Tomography) scan. The direct answer is yes, a CT scan ...

Examining the mouth lining may detect risk of colon cancer, according to a report in Familial Cancer. A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that a hereditary colon cancer syndrome, familial ...

Margaret Kelly has been donating blood regularly since her youth. “I started donating blood back when I was in my 20s. I really saw a lot of people suffering and sick, and back then there was a blood ...

NHS bowel cancer tests will be fine-tuned to spot tumours earlier. Health service labs will increase the sensitivity of the ...

Thousands of people will be saved from bowel cancer under changes to the national screening programme, health officials have said.