(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier ...

Mail-based screening programs are helping more Americans stay up to date with colorectal cancer tests—often with a simple box ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked ...

We know that a colonoscopy is the most effective tool for the early detection and prevention of colon cancer. But anyone who has ever had a colonoscopy also knows that it's not necessarily something ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

A new cross-sectional study of Black and Hispanic primary care patients finds that patient-centered communication, health ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Physician who writes about the rising rates of cancer in young adults. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

This story was published on Feb. 24, 2023 and updated on March 4, 2025. Colorectal cancer, or collectively, cancers that develop in the colon and/or rectum, are currently on the rise. The United ...

Abbott will sell Freenome’s SimpleScreen CRC test in the U.S. alongside the Cologuard Plus stool-based test it gained in the $21 billion acquisition of Exact Sciences.

A new blood test aimed at helping doctors diagnose colorectal cancer - the second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths - was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration. SimpleScreen, made by ...