A much-touted, widely used stool-screening test is an ineffective, unreliable method for detecting colon cancer, researchers at the Mayo Clinic say. In a study involving more than 13,000 patients, ...

Colon cancer is the number two cancer killer in men and women who do not smoke. (Breast cancer is number one in women, while prostate cancer is number one in men). For decades now, scientists and ...

In this study, the performance characteristics of the immunochemical test were superior to those of the Hemoccult II guaiac-based test. Note, however, that Hemoccult II is less sensitive than the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. It's March, colorectal cancer awareness month. And I’ll say up-front, I don’t ...

At least one life was saved by a recent community campaign that tested nearly 23,000 Lehigh Valley residents for colon or rectal cancer, campaign sponsors said yesterday. The patient was one of more ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clinical Genomics, manufacturer of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening programs, announces that in a study of more than 1000 ...

Development of an effective, noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test has long been a priority. Although fecal DNA testing has shown potential in preliminary studies, the current report is the ...