Study: Colorectal Screening Test Fails
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A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.
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A survey of older Californians shows that many -- especially women and Latinos -- are not being screened for colorectal cancer as they should be.
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The gold-standard test used to detect colon cancer is missing a &quot;concerning&quot; number of cases, according to a new Canadian study that evaluated the success rate of colonoscopies.
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Researchers have developed a  checklist of measures they say could improve the quality of  care for people undergoing colon cancer surgery.
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The country&#39;s cervical screening programme is failing to reach women, with Maori women more likely to miss out on their smear every three years, a new report says.
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A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research findings.
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Obese women face a greater risk of colorectal cancer than obese men, says a Stony Brook University study presented Nov. 1 at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
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Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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TUESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not prevent colorectal cancer, and people should not take these drugs to try to prevent the disease, a new U.S. report says.
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A test that uses DNA to detect colorectal cancer is better than the most commonly used noninvasive screening, but a new study finds it still falls far
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SUNDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer is on the decline in the United States, but doctors aren&#39;t declaring victory just yet against the deadly disease.
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Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - A non-invasive test that  detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of  screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research  findings.
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NEW YORK  - A survey of older Californians  shows that many -- especially women and Latinos -- are not  being screened for colorectal cancer as they should be.
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Obese men may get falsely reassuring results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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MONDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Simple, personalized outreach in doctors&#39; offices can improve colorectal cancer screening rates, a new study finds.