Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A blood test is now available to screen for colorectal cancer.However, a recent study concluded ...

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

No amount of blood in stool is “normal,” and you should discuss any new bleeding with a doctor. If bleeding continues after you and your doctor have developed a treatment plan, more testing or ...

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

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

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.

Colon cancer death rates will increase if too many people choose the blood test over either colonoscopy or stool-based tests, researchers predicted. “The first generation of blood tests are a ...

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 ...

Cell-free DNA blood tests (cf-bDNA) may be more costly and less effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than other screening modalities, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the ...

A newfangled blood test isn't as good at detecting colon cancer as a colonoscopy Colonoscopy outperformed both the blood test and fecal tests Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths are ...