The recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer was lowered in 2021 from 50 to 45 for people of average risk.

Gut Zoomer provides insights crucial in identifying the root causes of chronic disease and other conditions that impact ...

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in women and the third most common in men. Since the 1980s, the incidence of colorectal cancer in individuals 50 and older has ...

Research published in the scientific journal The Lancet found that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) was comparable to ...

To support this advocacy, the PhilHealth Public Affairs Unit, led by Kenneth M. Po, assisted the regional information officers in the on-site registration for the Konsulta Program during the ...

Rapid diagnostic technologies have played a pivotal role in enabling swift and accurate identification of pathogens, providing a significant boost to the global healthcare sector in recent years.

According to new survey data commissioned by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance more than half of U.S. adults would rather do ...

The recent surge in early-onset colorectal cancer, particularly in adults under 50, has sparked urgent concerns about the adequacy of current screening gui | Cancer ...

Daily Hemoccult testing of stools in 95 low-birth-weight neonates who were being fed revealed no relationship between the development of NEC and preceding occult blood in the stools.

Hemorrhoids and colon cancer can both cause symptoms of rectal bleeding, but diagnosis and treatment are different. It's important to get either condition diagnosed.

Routine stool screening for occult blood is expensive. What does the evidence say about its effectiveness as a diagnostic or screening tool?

An estimated 10-15 percent of American adults suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Proper diagnosis from a medical professional is important for getting effective treatment and relief.