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 ...

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 ...

GPs can confidently avoid secondary care referrals for colorectal cancer investigation for patients who have had a negative result to a faecal immunochemical test (FIT), a study has concluded. The new ...

Findings compared with three opt-in screening strategies among average-risk adults aged 45 to 49 years. HealthDay News — Mailing a stool-based test directly to people’s homes is the most effective ...

GPs should downgrade some urgent colorectal cancer referrals based on new FIT thresholds, new guidance has recommended. Patients with a FIT test result below fHb 10μg Hb/g should not be referred via ...

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 ...

An at-home FIT test (Fecal Immunochemical Test) is one of the easiest ways to screen for colon cancer. This short explainer video shows who needs a FIT test, how it works, and how to ask your doctor ...

In a new study aimed at identifying the best approach to promote colorectal cancer screening in adults ages 45 to 49, UCLA researchers found that simply mailing a stool-based test directly to people's ...

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Two fit and healthy young men who were diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in their 30s have revealed the symptoms not to miss. Chris Lopez, from Texas, was lean, regularly worked out at the gym ...

Two fit and healthy young men who were diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in their 30s have revealed the symptoms not to miss. Chris Lopez, from Texas, was lean, regularly worked out at the gym ...