The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms. The findings, reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, ...

Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer ...

The Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS) has started a unique study of stool samples, which, on its successful completion, will offer a unique parameter of preparing health profile and ...

A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test, including assessments of DNA molecular markers and hemoglobin level, was developed to improve the performance of colorectal cancer screening, primarily ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Until now, colonoscopy has been the most reliable test, but many people avoid it because it is invasive, expensive, and ...

September 20, 2010 — Stool DNA testing is currently too expensive to be reimbursed by Medicare for colorectal cancer screening, according to a new modeling study funded by the federal government.