The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

Columbus, Ga – There is good news in the fight against colorectal cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, the death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping in older adults for several ...

Colorectal cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, recent advancements in medical screening have brought new hope in the fight against this deadly ...

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their ...

When given the option, patients ages 45-49 completed colorectal cancer (CRC) screening via fecal immunochemical test (FIT) at about the same rate as 50-year-olds, according to a large retrospective ...

Temple Health physicians and providers hand out FIT take home kits for stool-based colorectal cancer screenings. (Courtesy of Temple Health) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...

At-home cancer tests are a great way to learn key information about your health without having to visit the doctor in person. This option is good for patients who dont have time to go to the doctors ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, a troubling fact when considering that CRC is largely preventable and treatable if caught early.

Earlier this year, Juanita Thomas, 63, went to her local Department of Motor Vehicles to register a car. For Thomas — a retired housekeeper, mom, grandmother and great-grandmother in Omaha, Nebraska — ...

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