What if you could get checked for colon cancer with only a routine blood draw? A new blood test in Michigan is making the process much easier. No bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to ...

Anne Jones, who is 51, is used to solving any problem that comes her way. She grew up on a farm in southeast Nebraska, where the humid summers and long, harsh winters made farming difficult. Jones was ...

Scream actor Matt Lillard is working with Exact Sciences, the makers of Cologuard, for the "Screen" campaign to increase colon cancer screening awareness. Here Lillard answers the door in a filmed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cologuard cancer screening tests can be useful for certain people, but you should talk to a doctor first. (Provided by Exact ...

Colorectal cancer is a silent threat most of the time, starting right inside one's colon. The good news is that in its earliest stages, it looks nothing like cancer at all. To the trained surgeon/doc ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...

Colonoscopy screenings are a highly effective measure for preventing colon cancer. A healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise, can reduce risk but does not eliminate the need for screening.

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This article originally appeared on The Conversation. An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek, who was ...

Imagine checking for colon cancer with nothing more invasive than a routine blood draw -- no bowel prep, no sedation and no awkward stool kit to mail. A new blood test called SHIELD is now available ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...