Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

A physician assistant with no symptoms and a clear colonoscopy was three years from her next screening. A blood test found ...

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Genotype-informed surveillance should pair colonoscopy with upper endoscopy when MLH1/MSH2 mutations or family history elevate gastric cancer risk. Finding benign polyps during routine scopes ...

The American Cancer Society’s newest recommendations include blood tests, in addition to stool tests and colonoscopy.

The recent death of the 48-year-old actor James Van Der Beek is again highlighting how colorectal cancer is increasingly killing younger people. Overall, cancer death rates in people younger than 50 ...

After recent comments from celebs, it may sound like colonoscopy complications are common. But such complications are ...

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