Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What if you didn't have to get a colonoscopy every decade from ages 45 to 75? No, this isn't an excuse to skip screening for colon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early.

Medicare should cover a parasite poop test when medically necessary, usually when a person has symptoms of gastroenteritis or a history of exposure to a parasite. Laboratory technicians perform a ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, ...

Prospective multicentre study highlights the potential of the Xpert MTB/Ultra stool test for diagnosing tuberculosis in people living with HIV “People living with HIV are at higher risk of developing ...

Noninvasive surveillance with multitarget stool DNA testing or fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) could potentially match colonoscopy for reducing long-term ...

Of the 9989 participants who could be evaluated, 65 (0.7%) had colorectal cancer and 757 (7.6%) had advanced precancerous lesions (advanced adenomas or sessile serrated polyps measuring ≥1 cm in the ...

Microbiome tests measure the microorganisms in a person’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These tests can give the person an idea of the types and amounts of microorganisms in their gut. However, people ...

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...