There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has signed an agreement with German molecular genetics company Mainz Biomed, the developer of ...

The next-generation sequencing test also determines the cancer cells’ microsatellite ... in wild-type KRAS and NRAS ...

Based on a validated model of colorectal cancer screening, cell-free DNA blood tests may deliver net benefit when screening ...

A new study analysed the efficacy of blood tests versus colonoscopies and stool tests in identifying early-stage CRC. Read ...

More research is needed to understand the benefits of the new tests. Double-contrast barium enema is a radiological technique that can be used to screen individuals for colorectal cancer and is ...

Actor James Van Der Beek recently announced he has the disease. The rate o colon cancer in people younger than 55 has doubled ...

New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many ...

Fecal immunochemical tests for post-polypectomy colorectal cancer surveillance may reduce the need for colonoscopy and improve screening adherence. Stool-based post-polypectomy surveillance strategies ...

Blood tests for colorectal cancer are an option for patients who would otherwise not be screened, but they are not as effective as colonoscopies or stool tests, a Stanford Medicine-led study found.