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 ...

Colon CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA testing Two CT screening approaches outperformed stool DNA testing in computer models CT screening also was more ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...

Of the 9989 participants who could be evaluated, 65 (0.7%) had colorectal cancer and 757 (7.6%) had advanced precancerous lesions (advanced adenomas or sessile serrated polyps measuring ≥1 cm in the ...

CT colonography reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer by up to 75% versus no screening, while stool DNA testing reduced the incidence by 59%. Stool testing was cost-effective relative to no ...

Guardant Health markets Shield, an FDA-approved blood test for primary colorectal cancer screening. The Harris Poll conducted ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

Images of positive CT colonography (CTC) screening examination result in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. Three-dimensional colon map from CTC (left image) shows the location of two sigmoid polyps ...

A Topeka couple, both diagnosed with colon cancer in their 40s, share their story to highlight the importance of early ...

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, ...