Kam knew it was important to get screened for colon cancer as soon as she was eligible. With her dad’s side of the family being affected by breast, kidney and prostate cancer, Kam wanted to “get all ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Cologuard Plus™ test for colorectal cancer screening in adults aged 45 years and older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer. According ...

Military members and veterans can be at a disadvantage in getting screenings that can spot pre-cancerous growths and provide earlier diagnoses.

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed every year during March and aims to promote screening and early detection, raise awareness, and offer support to those battling the disease. Since March ...

The Cologuard Plus test demonstrated 95% sensitivity for colorectal cancer detection at 94% specificity, making it the most accurate noninvasive CRC screening test reported in studies to date Building ...

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month is observed annually in March and aims to promote screening and early detection, raise awareness, and offer support to those battling the disease. As it has done ...

After the fasting, the uncomfortable cleanse and a drowsy ride home, it's a relief to have your colonoscopy screening behind ...

The FDA has approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon-cancer screening. While the test has been available since 2022, the approval could make it more accessible. Colorectal-cancer cases and ...

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana contracted with Madison, Wis.-based Exact Sciences Corp. to cover Cologuard — a colon cancer test — as an in-network service for its members. Effective Jan. 1, Cologuard ...

An ongoing theme among medical marketing is the increasingly common embrace of Spanish-language marketing by health brands. Considering there are more than 41 million Spanish speakers in the U.S., ...

A blood test that accurately detects colon cancer in middle-aged and older people and also rules it out when it is not present can help to increase the rate of screening for the disease in the U.S.

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...