There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...

Blood in your stool may be due to a number of factors, such as straining to poop, anal fissures, and hemorrhoids. Treatment depends on the specific cause of your constipation and bleeding.

Blood tests for colorectal cancer are an option for patients who would otherwise not be screened, but they are not as ...

A new study analysed the efficacy of blood tests versus colonoscopies and stool tests in identifying early-stage CRC. Read ...

Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) This test uses a chemical to look for hidden (occult) blood in your stool, which can be a sign of colorectal cancer. You have to do it every year.

New blood tests are now available to screen for colorectal (colon) cancer, providing a simpler alternative to traditional ...

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

However, the blood test isn't as effective as colonoscopy at detecting and preventing colon cancer, a new review finds. About two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in ...

Background: Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Aim ...

Advertisement Researchers also determined that colonoscopies -- and stool screening -- were more cost-effective than blood tests. But blood tests will help decrease colorectal cancer deaths only ...

Based on a validated model of colorectal cancer screening, cell-free DNA blood tests may deliver net benefit when screening ...