Note: Past or current smokers may need a yearly lung cancer scan. Get your ears and eyes checked as advised. Men 65 to 75 ...

She blamed irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and even a tight bra. Looking back, she had some classic symptoms of colon ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people. Doctors speak about how ...

A blood-based test (Freenome) may provide a new option for colorectal cancer screening in the average-risk US population.

"Until now, we have only had stool-based tests and colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. A blood test has the potential for improving colorectal cancer screening rates," she added. For the study ...

Adults 45 and older should start routine colorectal cancer screenings. People at higher risk due to family history or other ...

"Until now, we have only had stool-based tests and colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy (stool-based). A blood test has the potential for improving colorectal cancer screening rates." Pamela Kunz ...

so doctors untwisted it during a partial colonoscopy known as a flexible sigmoidoscopy, where a flexible tube is used to access the lower colon. But the lax tissue remained and she was at risk for ...

Cancer is a leading cause of sickness and death in the Philippines, imposing a heavy socioeconomic burden on patients and their families. From January to June 2024, cancer was among the top three ...