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 ...

A stool test is a diagnostic procedure that involves analyzing fecal matter, or poop, to check for signs of infection, inflammation, or disease. The specific analysis depends on a person’s symptoms ...

An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early. Primary care and prevention experts from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

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. As rates of colorectal cancer in the U.S.

FDA approval of a Guardant Health blood test that screens for colorectal cancer makes it the first liquid biopsy approved for this type of cancer, clearing the way to make this test more accessible to ...

If your doctor thinks you may have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), they’ll order a combination of stool, blood, imaging, and pancreatic function tests. Share on Pinterest 1467188045 Patricio ...

Parents may soon be able to determine whether their young child has autism by using a new stool test kit developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The test, which analyzes gut ...