What if your symptoms are more than just stress or IBS?

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as alternatives to colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening.Colonoscopy ...

Having one or more of these symptoms — diarrhea, stomach pain, bloody stools, and anemia — is associated with higher risks of ...

Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates of young colon cancer.

With colorectal cancer a growing concern among younger people, the American Cancer Society has endorsed two new types of stool tests to encourage people to get screened while also recommending a ...

The American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines May 27 to include new blood- and stool-based screening options, while making clear that the blood-based test is a last ...

Colorectal cancer screening programs are currently underutilized in Germany. This also applies to testing for blood in the stool. The immunological stool tests can detect tiny amounts of blood in the ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and disproportionally impacts people who receive care in under-resourced settings. Fortunately, several ...

According to the doctor, colorectal cancer often starts with no symptoms at all. Many people feel completely normal while precancerous polyps silently grow inside them for years.

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

This symptom is often dismissed, which is why it's so important to recognize.

Immunotherapy wipes out some colorectal tumors without surgery, signaling a major shift toward less invasive treatment.