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 ...

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 ...

Multiple test options are available for colorectal screening, including stool-based tests and visual exams. Stool-based tests check the stool for signs of colon or rectal cancer, such as small amounts ...

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 ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in America. It's not deadly because it's particularly hard to treat or because oncologists are bad at spotting it. In large part, it's because people aren't ...

Colorectal cancer often begins as silent, benign polyps within the colon. These growths, initially small and undetectable, ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/simplehealth/new-blood-test-for-colon-cancer-offers-less-invasive-option-hopes-to-increase-early-detection/ There is a new and less invasive option to test for ...

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 ...