Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis that comes too late and with too few effective treatment options. But ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...
Mainz Biomed N.V. has announced a partnership with Quest Diagnostics to commercialize its stool-based colorectal cancer screening test, ColoAlert, which detects tumor DNA to identify early-stage ...
October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...
Colon CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA testing Two CT screening approaches outperformed stool DNA testing in computer models CT screening also was more ...
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute expanded its global operations today by launching the first colorectal cancer screening ...
Key Takeaways - Coverage and beneficiary class drive the outcome. Because the manufacturer’s colorectal screening test currently has minimal ...
An Exact Sciences-sponsored ad has enlisted a talking dog to encourage pet-loving Americans to get tested for colon cancer. The company, which sells the stool-based colorectal cancer screening test ...
If you're in your 40s, you might think colon cancer is something to worry about decades from now. But alarming new research ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual fecal immunochemical testing was the most effective and cheapest CRC screening method for underserved ...
When performed every three to five years, CT colonographies may be more effective at catching instances of colon cancer than stool-based tests, according to a June 10 study published in Radiology. The ...
People receiving blood-based colorectal screening tests showed disappointingly low rates of receiving follow-up colonoscopies that are essential when tests are abnormal, with follow-up rates as low as ...