Exact Sciences has a multipronged approach to cancer testing. Current products are Cologuard, its flagship stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer, or CRC, and Oncotype DX, its tissue-based ...

Shannin Desroches fought for a diagnosis after being dismissed. Now she tells PEOPLE that she's been given a 5% chance of ...

Sparkly beverages pumped with prebiotic fiber have been bubbling up for some time now, positioned both as gut-helpers and ...

The evidence is clear - screening for colorectal cancer may save one's life. Today, more and more people are choosing colorectal cancer screening. As a result, there is a steady decline in the number ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects between 2.4 and 3.1 million people across the United States, according to the ...

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

Eating at least two servings of yogurt a week may help protect you from cancer in a particular part of the colon.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, researchers showed that oral vancomycin (OV) induces clinical remission in primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated inflammatory ...

Cancer is a significant public health issue and economic burden, with breast cancer being the most prevalent among women in ...

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

Oda’s aunt passed away from colon cancer in 1989, the last family history she knows about. A colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy can provide important reassurance about whether there is or isn’t something ...

However, as UC affects only the colon and rectum, it will only appear on a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy. Doctors may also recommend radiographic imaging tests to get a better look at what’s ...