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 ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths worldwide. Until now, colonoscopy has been the most reliable test, but many people avoid it because it is invasive, expensive, and ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

June 8, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) – Detection of "long DNA" in the stool, when combined with fecal occult blood testing, detects colorectal cancers with a specificity of 90%. This approach is "among ...

Doctors say there are less invasive screening options for colon cancer, but each comes with tradeoffs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study conducted by UCLA researchers indicates sending unsolicited stool test kits to people aged 45-49 is the most effective way ...

Colon CT scans might be able to prevent more colon cancers than stool DNA testing Two CT screening approaches outperformed stool DNA testing in computer models CT screening also was more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kentucky has long carried one of the highest burdens of colorectal cancer in the nation. For too many families, it is a diagnosis ...

Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer ...

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 ...