Mail-in stool kits such as Colorguard can detect warning signs, but gastroenterologists say a colonoscopy is still the most reliable way to prevent colon 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 ...

An unanticipated colon cancer screening test may not be as sweet. A Minnesota man experienced just that recently when, despite having his colon removed as a child, he received a Cologuard testing kit ...

A colonoscopy is a screening that lets a doctor look inside your colon with a long tube with a tiny camera on the end. It helps find problems like bleeding, swelling, or polyps (abnormal growths) and ...

The HSE has confirmed that the national bowel cancer screening programme has now been extended to include people aged 58.

Bowel cancer detection rates in Wales have more than doubled since the screening age was lowered from 60 to 50 in Wales.

60,000 more people in Ireland are now eligible for BowelScreen, Ireland’s free bowel cancer screening programme.

No timeline in place for wider expansion to 55-74-year-olds, despite National Cancer Strategy setting a 2026 target for ...

Bowel cancer detection rates have doubled since lowering screening age, according to the Welsh Government. This follows a Welsh Government decision to lower the eligibility age from 60 to 50. The ...

The HSE has announced that the national bowel cancer screening programme has been extended to people aged 58. BowelScreen is a free bowel cancer screening programme and was launched in October 2023.