Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Screening with fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) lowers the risk of dying from colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open. Lowering the fecal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A physician who writes about challenges with navigating healthcare. And while colonoscopy remains the gold standard for prevention ...

Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend. Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this ...

The Cologuard Plus test is more accurate than the original Cologuard, and should be easier to mail in for stool analysis. The newest version of Cologuard, an at-home colon cancer screening test, ...

The recent failure of five sites in the Tar-Pamlico watershed for excessive amounts of fecal bacteria serves as a reminder to exercise caution when planning a recreational outing on North Carolina ...

Colon cancer is the second-deadliest cancer in the US, partly due to low screening rates. New and emerging screening tools, like blood and breath tests, may offer alternatives to in-office screenings.

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, ...

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