In an English cohort study, patients with symptomatic presentation of colorectal cancer (CRC) and faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results ≥ 10 µg of haemoglobin (Hb)/g had a higher risk for 1-year ...

Screening for bowel cancer using at-home faecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-average risk individuals, with a new study finding there is a ...

About The Study: This study found that comparable levels of sensitivity and specificity as reported for the multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) test in the colorectal cancer (CRC)-PREVENT study could be ...

The accuracy of detecting bowel cancer is increased to almost 100 per cent by carrying out a common test twice rather than once, a new study shows. Image Credit: peterschreiber.media via Getty Images ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, a troubling fact when considering that CRC is largely preventable and treatable if caught early.

While mammograms and smear tests are widely recognised, a crucial screening for bowel cancer often goes unnoticed, with new data revealing that nearly a third of eligible individuals in England are ...

Lowering the test threshold to detect bowel cancer earlier has seen an increase in diagnoses, health experts have said. As part of a national trial, Tees Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, based at the ...