With colorectal cancer a growing concern among younger people, the American Cancer Society has endorsed two new types of stool tests to encourage people to get screened, while also recommending a ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening to include new blood-based and at-home stool tests. The new blood test screens for tumor DNA, while the ...

The American Cancer Society has added blood tests every three years as a new option for colorectal cancer screening, in addition to colonoscopy and stool tests. While invasive, colonoscopy remains the ...

Dear Doctors: Almost a year after a bout of the stomach flu, I am still having abdominal discomfort. A stool sample test came back normal, but my doctor says I should go see a GI specialist. He thinks ...

“The new guidance adds a stool RNA test and an updated stool DNA test to the menu of preferred options for colorectal cancer screening, which currently include colonoscopy and stool tests that detect ...