Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach had a colonoscopy in her 30s after a family history of colon cancer. It found polyps that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says.

Screening for the second leading cause of cancer deaths just got a bit easier. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of a new blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC).

AUSTIN (KXAN) – There is a new and less invasive option to test for colon cancer and it doesn’t require a stay at the hospital or mailing a stool sample. The Food Drug and Administration approved ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new blood test to detect colon cancer. The blood test, manufactured by Guardant Health’s Shield, does not replace colonoscopies. Colorectal cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...

Created by Guardant Health, the blood test, known as Shield, was able to detect 83% of colorectal cancers in studies but only 13% of dangerous polyps. Colonoscopies find approximately 95% of these ...

(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

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 ...

Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...