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 ...

Let's have a real talk about colon cancer screening, a topic most of us would rather not think about, but it could make a massive difference in your long-term health. If “colonoscopy” sounds scary, ...

Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis that comes too late and with too few effective treatment options. But ...

Colorectal cancer was once considered primarily a disease of aging. But rates are now on the rise among younger adults. Since 2011, colon cancer rates among people younger than 50 have increased by ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer related death in the U.S., with nearly 53,000 1 fatalities expected in 2025. While the burden of this disease is significant, advancements in ...

(NewsNation) — More than 150,000 cases of colorectal cancer are estimated to have been diagnosed in the United States this year, but the overall rate of colon or rectal cancer diagnoses have dropped ...

A colonoscopy is an exam that lets your physician see your entire colon. Before the test, your health care team will give you instructions for how to clear your colon of any stool. This process is ...

Kentucky has one of the highest rates of colorectal cancer in the US, but early detection leads to a 91% five-year survival rate. Colorectal cancer is projected to become the leading cancer killer for ...