A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...

Fecal testing is typically more popular than having a colonoscopy as the initial step in colorectal cancer screening because it can be done at home and mailed to a laboratory. However, for those with ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Screening for colorectal cancer presents a unique opportunity unavailable for most other types of cancers. Screening allows for the detection of both precancerous polyps and cancer, ...

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

Higher endoscopist polyp detection rates are significantly associated with fewer negative colonoscopies after positive stool tests, suggesting the need for new detection benchmarks, researchers say.

A Swedish study found that people who skip colonoscopy after a positive stool-based colorectal cancer screening face a fourfold higher cancer risk. The findings highlight the urgent need for targeted ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Cancer Society now recommends stool-based tests and a blood test as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementing computer-aided detection for colonoscopy had “no impact” on the rate of detection for serrated ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Colorectal cancer incidence was four times higher among those who did not complete follow-up colonoscopy after ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

At-home cancer tests are a great way to learn key information about your health without having to visit the doctor in person. This option is good for patients who dont have time to go to the doctors ...

A study of 316,443 patients shows that 7.4% of patients repeated fecal testing rather than proceeding directly to colonoscopy as guidelines recommend, and of those who repeated home tests, over half ...