FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. U.S. health regulators on Monday, July 29, 2024, approved a ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, was 19 years old.Colorectal cancer used to be considered a cancer of older ...

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

It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet — that old standby is still more reliable ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – This week, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant’s Shield blood test to screen for colon cancer in average-risk Americans 45 to 75 years old.

Cases of colorectal cancer in younger adults are climbing worldwide, driven by lifestyle changes and inherited genetic risks.

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a blood test that can assist in the primary detection of colorectal cancer. This test could assist with prompt detection and intervention ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new blood test to detect colon cancer. The blood test, manufactured by Guardant Health’s Shield, does not replace colonoscopies. Colorectal cancer ...

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Hong Kong residents born between 1950 and 1976 can enrol in the Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme from January 1, 2026, ...