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 ...

According to Cologuard, made by Wisconsin-based Exact Sciences, there are three primary reasons why you may receive a testing ...

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 ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

For years, a diagnosis of colon cancer meant potential surgery followed by a painful round of chemotherapy to kill the remaining cancer cells. One-size-fits-all treatment was normal. A new blood test ...

If you're over age 50, the American Cancer Society recommends that you get tested regularly for colon cancer. The American Cancer Society urges you to talk to your physician about colonoscopy, fecal ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

As moms, we're constantly vigilant about our family's health, but there's a concerning trend that deserves our attention: colon cancer rates are surging among younger adults ( that's you and me, ...

The age that bowel cancer screening starts in the Channel Islands should be lowered, according to someone who has the disease. Sammy Kean, from Jersey, said her "life has changed dramatically" since ...

With a participation rate of 47 per cent, Tasmania, tied with South Australia, also topped the nation for bowel screening ...