Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Knoxville company has launched a blood test locally that could reshape how patients get one of the more unpleasant but essential ...

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According to Mark Baumel, MD, MS, president and CEO of Colon Health Centers of America, colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer if detected early yet it remains the ...

For the new blood tests, recommended to be conducted every three years, the cases ranged from 4,310 to 4,365, and deaths ranged from 1,604 to 1,679—about two and a half times as many deaths as in the ...

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The risks and benefits of common screenings, procedures, and drugs add up differently at advanced ages, and research continues to point out fresh examples of some that may become unnecessary.

After recent comments from celebs, it may sound like colonoscopy complications are common. But such complications are exceedingly rare, experts say.

Newly available blood tests to screen for colorectal cancer sound far more appealing than a standard colonoscopy. Instead of clearing your bowels and undergoing an invasive procedure, the tests ...