Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates ...

Background: Racially and ethnically minoritized patients are underscreened for colorectal cancer, resulting in racial/ethnic disparities.

Colorectal cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, recent advancements in medical screening have brought new hope in the fight against this deadly ...

A large trial in US community health centers shows mailed FIT-DNA kits outperform FIT in boosting colorectal cancer screening. Despite this, fewer than 4 in 10 patients with abnormal results complete ...

Patients received either mailed FIT with automated text message outreach from study personnel or mailed FIT-DNA with the manufacturer's outreach protocol. HealthDay News — Colorectal cancer (CRC) ...

Consistent CRC screening — whether via FIT or combined methods — provides similar protections against CRC as early colonoscopy. Regular fecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening is associated with ...

Sensitivity varied from 10.1 to 36.7%, and specificity varied from 85.5 to 96.6% for advanced colorectal neoplasia. HealthDay News — Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have variable sensitivity and ...

Eleven years ago, my life was forever changed when I lost my beloved husband, Len Atkins, to colorectal cancer. He was only 48, a time when most people wouldn't even consider a colonoscopy. It's a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People in rural areas experience a variety of barriers to CRC screening. A mailed fecal immunochemical test ...

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it's not necessarily something ...

SAN DIEGO — In the ever-expanding options for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, blood tests using precision medicine are becoming more advanced and convenient than ever; however, caveats abound, and ...