You’re at risk of colorectal cancer. Know the symptoms. Get …
Mar 25, 2025 · Screening reduces the risk of cancer by identifying polyps in the colon and rectum that could develop into cancer. You may need to begin screening younger than 45 if you have …
No ride home? What to do instead of canceling your procedure
Feb 27, 2024 · People with no personal or family history of colon cancer may be able to have their annual cancer screening at home with a stool DNA test like Cologuard. Keep in mind that if …
Mayo Clinic Q&A: What do you know about colon cancer?
Aug 20, 2025 · When should I be screend for colon cancer, or is it called colorectal cancer? Learn more from Mayo Clinic about screening.
What the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines mean to you
Jun 8, 2021 · The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently updated its guidelines to begin screening five years earlier, citing a comparative modeling study that found colorectal cancer …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: So you’re having a colonoscopy: What to …
Mar 17, 2025 · Colonoscopy is an invasive test, but it allows us an opportunity to not only see polyps, but also remove them at the same time. For people with no additional risk factors …
What’s the right colorectal cancer screening option for you?
Sep 27, 2023 · Dr. Johanna Chan explains how screening can help prevent colorectal cancer and discusses alternatives to colonoscopy.
Colorectal cancer screening aims younger: 45 is the new 50
Feb 2, 2024 · A positive test must be followed by a colonoscopy. Dr. Stephanie Hansel, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, recommends that everyone between the ages of 45 and …
At-home colon cancer tests - Mayo Clinic
Oct 30, 2025 · Colon cancer screening tests — including at-home stool tests — save lives. Colonoscopy is more accurate than at-home stool tests at finding cancer, advanced adenomas …
How to make colonoscopy prep easier - Mayo Clinic Press
Jun 27, 2025 · Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for detecting and removing colon polyps before they have a chance to turn into colon cancer. But for the test to work as it should, your …
You’re at risk of colorectal cancer. Know the symptoms. Get …
Mar 11, 2025 · Non-invasive screening options exist, but you may be unable to avoid a colonoscopy forever. Most colorectal polyps do not cause symptoms, so you may have polyps …