An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.

A new test developed in the UK can accurately predict whether high-risk patients will develop bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, in the five years.

Scientists say a groundbreaking new test can predict patients at high risk of developing bowel cancer with 90 per cent ...

Experts hope to create a blood test to see which patients with inflammatory bowel disease are most at risk of bowel cancer.

The test was 81% accurate in detecting colon cancer among people with the disease It also was 90% accurate in ruling out ...