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.

FOBT-positive patients who skipped colonoscopy had fourfold higher cancer incidence ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open by Hanna Heyman and colleagues provides important insights into how colorectal ...

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 ...

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, ...

SAN DIEGO — For patients with a positive fecal immunochemical test, the risk for colorectal cancer increases if diagnostic colonoscopy is delayed beyond 6 months, according to new research. "In breast ...

Individuals with intellectual disabilities were far less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening and additional ...

Stool-based DNA testing can help bridge CRC screening gaps between rural and urban populations by providing timely follow-up. The study found no significant difference in follow-up times for ...

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

Phase II study of NALIRIFOX (nanoliposomal irinotecan + oxaliplatin with fluorouracil and folinic acid) in advanced unresectable small bowel tumors. Inappropriate use of tumor markers for GI cancer ...

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 ...

Patients with an average risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) are candidates for noninvasive tests, such as multitarget stool DNA (mtsDNA), whereas those with a higher risk, including those with a family ...