Colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer, but every year about 50 million people in the U.S. who qualify for a colonoscopy don't get it done, according to the American Cancer ...

Tens of millions of middle-aged and older Americans haven't gotten their recommended checks for early signs of potential ...

50 million Americans due for colon cancer screening avoid it because they consider traditional tests so unpleasant. But now it can be as simple as a blood test. If you’re overdue for your colon cancer ...

As screening guidelines evolve and GI care increasingly shifts to outpatient settings, ASCs are seeing significant growth in colonoscopy volume. Here are ten developments shaping that trend: ...

As a practicing gastroenterologist, my colleagues and I spend much of our professional careers dedicated to the screening, surveillance, and treatment of colorectal cancer and precursor lesions called ...

FIT checks for blood in the stool, which can indicate the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps. Patients collect stool ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among all the CRC screening methods, CRC incidence and mortality rates were highest among those who received ...

Colon or colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cancer in both men and women in the U.S., and the second most common cause of cancer death. Meanwhile, screening for CRC is both effective and ...

Colon cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and third leading cause of cancer deaths. It is also one of the most preventable types of cancer when it is detected early. Colon cancer screening ...

If the too-good-to-be-true filter in your brain isn’t quite working the way it should, this may sound like the perfect alternative to the often-dreaded colonoscopy — at-home stool sample tests you ...

Editor’s Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this ...