Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The multitarget stool DNA test had a positive predictive value of 31.4% for detecting advanced adenomas.

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

Of the 9989 participants who could be evaluated, 65 (0.7%) had colorectal cancer and 757 (7.6%) had advanced precancerous lesions (advanced adenomas or sessile serrated polyps measuring ≥1 cm in the ...

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 ...

CT colonography reduced the incidence of colorectal cancer by up to 75% versus no screening, while stool DNA testing reduced the incidence by 59%. Stool testing was cost-effective relative to no ...

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 ...

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 ...

An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...

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

Mayo Clinic researchers conducted a study comparing the efficacy of multitarget stool DNA tests to fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening in Alaska Native people. Here are six ...

A Topeka couple, both diagnosed with colon cancer in their 40s, share their story to highlight the importance of early ...