Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has launched an initiative to mail stool-based screening kits for colorectal cancer directly to patient’s homes. As rates of colorectal cancer in the U.S.

A colonoscopy is still the gold standard. It can find and remove precancerous growths during the same procedure, which no ...

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their ...

People mailed a free stool test kit are three times more likely to undergo colon cancer screening About 30% of patients sent a free kit completed their screening within six months By comparison, only ...

You should be able to get a parasite poop test on Medicare when medically necessary. This usually means experiencing symptoms that suggest parasitic gastroenteritis. In the United States, about 48 ...

The test's maker said the FDA will likely decide on approval later this year. A blood test to screen for colorectal cancer is one step closer to receiving approval from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Share on Pinterest Blood tests could be used more in the future in Crohn’s disease management. Bisual Studio/Stocksy More than half a million people in the United States live with Crohn’s disease. New ...