Dennis was intrigued by this new option for screening and agreed ... or the “ick” factor of traditional colon cancer screening tests stop you from taking care of your health.

Here are 10 recent changes to colonoscopy laws, reimbursements and recommendations from 2024 that physicians should watch going into 2025: Beginning Jan. 1, Nebraska, Illinois, Kentucky and Vermont ...

Cases of colorectal cancer have been rapidly increasing among young adults, so we spoke to a doctor to get some helpful tips.

And new prescription blood tests are on the horizon ... the opportunity − to increase overall compliance for colorectal ...

According to Guardant’s website, Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a blood-based biomarker screening test to check for colorectal cancer if the individual is between the ages of 45–85, shows ...

A new survey suggests that 40% of older adults think having an age cutoff for colon cancer screenings at 75 years old is ...

Health advocates hope a new blood test to check for signs of colon ... Most people should begin colon cancer screening at age 45, earlier if you have a family history, or certain health conditions ...

3. In July, the FDA approved a new screening test for CRC that only requires a sample of blood. The test, created by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Guardant Health, was able to detect 83% of colorectal ...

The age of testing for colorectal cancer has been pushed from 50 to 45, and it is even earlier for at-risk patients because of the rise in the number of young adults being diagnosed with the disease.

Expanded eligibility criteria and new tests for national cancer screening programs are to be introduced on Wednesday next ...

The screenings for the fourth most common cause of cancer and cancer-related death in the Commonwealth will now be covered by health insurance.