Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box delivered at home.

According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in men and women.

Colorectal cancer—often called colon cancer—is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second deadliest cancer in the United States, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in people under 50. While ...

Guardant Health markets Shield, an FDA-approved blood test for primary colorectal cancer screening. The Harris Poll conducted ...

With March being colon cancer awareness month, it’s a good time to look at some startling numbers on the disease here in the ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers when caught early, yet it remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Screening is essential because it detects the ...

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, ...

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 ...

However experts say many of those deaths could be prevented. Colorectal cancer is one of the cancers for which effective screening exists. For one thing, colorectal cancer nearly always develops from ...

A simple, cheaper exam of just the lower part of the bowel can cut the risk of developing colon cancer or dying of the disease, a large federal study finds. Many doctors recommend a more complete test ...