An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study ...

While it is typically considered a disease that disproportionately affects older populations, colon cancer — which causes rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, changes in stool habits, weight loss ...

In terms of mortality, bowel cancer is the second deadliest, causing around 16,800 deaths yearly. Also referred to as ...

What are bowel cancer symptoms? A change in bowel habits - going to the toilet more often, tummy pain and looser stools. Blood in stools - without other causes such as piles. Abdominal pain ...

People are being urged not to be "squeamish" and to make use of a home-testing kit for bowel cancer when it arrives in the ...

The other options if you can’t afford a private colonoscopy There are less invasive stool tests available, which are free on the NHS. If your GP is concerned about the potential of bowel cancer ...

NEW YORK, Jan 25: Colorectal cancer, which occurs ... or frequency of your stool—should not be dismissed as stress or dietary changes. For example, pencil-thin stool can signal a tumor near the end of ...

One of the most common signs of colon cancer is changes in your bowel habits. And for Oda, it was the first subtle sign that she noticed. Advert Her stool appeared to be thin and pencil-like, but she ...

More seriously, red stool can point to bleeding in the large intestine or rectum, which may be symptoms of disorders like diverticulosis, Crohn's disease or conditions like colon cancer.

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

A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham ...