The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines for colorectal cancer screening, adding options for a blood-based screening test and new at-home screening kits.

The American Cancer Society recently updated its colorectal cancer screening guideline for the first time since 2018 by ...

When David Thau, a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., was 34, he periodically experienced pain in his stomach, irregular bowel movements, blood in his stool and vomiting, and he visited doctors who ...

New colorectal cancer screening recommendations, released today by the American Cancer Society, may help millions more Americans test for the disease. The updated guidelines will now allow for a blood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its guidelines Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer, ...

Colon cancer used to feel like a worry for later—something to think about decades down the road. Not anymore. An estimated 158,850 Americans will be newly diagnosed with colon cancer this year, ...

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), the leading nonprofit dedicated to ending the disease ...

The recommendations come with a dose of pragmatism: "The most effective screening test," the panel concludes, "is the one that the patient completes." The new guidance adds a stool RNA test and an ...

New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Add Blood And At-Home Tests By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used ...

There is a saying about fitness that runs along the lines of "the best type of exercise is the one that you will do." Updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, released by the American Cancer ...

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New ACS guidelines add blood-based and updated at-home tests to expand colorectal cancer screening participation. Colonoscopy remains the most comprehensive screening option and the only test that can ...