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 ...

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 ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

Colon cancer treatment is personalized based on stage, overall health and tumor characteristics. Early detection and accurate ...

For years, a diagnosis of colon cancer meant potential surgery followed by a painful round of chemotherapy to kill the remaining cancer cells. One-size-fits-all treatment was normal. A new blood test ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

The age that bowel cancer screening starts in the Channel Islands should be lowered, according to someone who has the disease. Sammy Kean, from Jersey, said her "life has changed dramatically" since ...

With a participation rate of 47 per cent, Tasmania, tied with South Australia, also topped the nation for bowel screening ...