Blood tests taken in a doctor’s office now can be used to screen for colon cancer, according to updated American Cancer ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer, NBC News reported. The test isn't meant to replace colonoscopies, but is ...

Colonoscopies are still the gold standard, but experts now endorse a high-tech stool test and a blood draw amid rising rates ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A possible medical game-changer as the FDA approves a new blood test for colon cancer. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant Health's blood test called 'Shield.' ...

Screening for the second leading cause of cancer deaths just got a bit easier. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of a new blood test for colorectal cancer (CRC).

If you’re over 50 years old, there’s a good chance you’ve had a colonoscopy. But you’re just as likely not to have had one, even though physicians have begun to recommend people have one after they ...

BOSTON -- A new screening test can find colon cancer in its early, curable stage by detecting extremely small traces of cancer genes in patients' stool. The experimental test, still several years away ...

Did you receive a Cologuard test at your door, despite not ordering one? Someone may have ordered it for you.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...