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21 Apr

What Today’s Supreme Court Hearing Means for Your Free Preventative Screenings

An important HealthDay conversation with Michael Sapienza, CEO, Colorectal Cancer Alliance, about Kennedy v. Braidwood, a Supreme Court case challenging the legality of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to recommend no-cost screenings to the government.

30 Oct

Traditional Colonoscopy Better Than New Blood Tests at Detecting Colon Cancer

A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.A new study finds colonoscopies are better than newly available blood tests at detecting early colon cancer and precancerous polyps.

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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 screening when they received an unsolicited stool test kit in the mail, ra...

There’s been a steep increase in colon cancer cases among adults 45 to 49 in recent years, and that’s a good thing, experts say.

This upsurge means that more colon cancers are being caught at an earlier, more treatable stage, thanks to a decision to lower the screeni...

You try one of the new blood-based tests for colon cancer, and unfortunately, the results come back “abnormal.”

Those are alarming findings, of course.  But for too many U.S. patients, no further steps are taken, a new study finds.

“Blood-based colorectal cancer screenin...

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) —  CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA tests, a new study says.

CT colonography performed every three to five years could ward off more cases of cancer than DNA testing of stool to look for evidenc...