Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched an initiative to mail stool-based screening kits for colorectal cancer directly to patient's homes.

Sanford developed a database of who should be sent a home screening kit. The number they came up with is a big one.

CHENNAI: Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat transverse through four tubes — the oesophagus, ...

Cancer screenings are essential for detecting cancer early—often before symptoms appear—when treatment is most effective.

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

Austin patients are among the first in the country to have access to a new blood test capable of screening for colorectal ...

Both Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announced they will retire at the end of the year and will leave their roles as head ...

In some cases, these cells will develop into benign (non-cancerous) polyps, which may develop into ... done through a self-collected, at-home stool test (feces test), or a visual exam of part of your ...

If the doctor finds polyps in the colon, a surgeon will remove them and ... However, they may include pain, rectal bleeding, or blood in the stool. There are many treatment options for colorectal ...

The frequency of polyp diagnoses in close relatives was strongly associated with colorectal cancer risk. Polyp history in second-degree relatives was only influential with multiple polyp diagnoses.

It can also be used to screen for colon cancer, check for polyps or growths ... This would be serious, as it could mean stool could leak into your abdomen and cause infection, and a perforation ...