Colorectal cancer is affecting more young adults, making early detection crucial. At-home fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) offer a quick, affordable way to check for hidden blood in stool, a potential ...

Medically reviewed by Gagandeep Brar, MD An at-home FIT test is a screening tool that may detect colon cancer. It works by ...

Colonoscopy remains the gold-standard means of colon cancer screening, as the procedure can prevent cancers by removing ...

It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more ...

Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) remains one of the most common and deadly cancers. It is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in Americans under age 50, and the second leading cause of cancer ...

A Mass General Brigham Community Care Van parked at a visit to the Greater Boston Catholic Charities food bank in Dorchester.

Patients received either mailed FIT with automated text message outreach from study personnel or mailed FIT-DNA with the ...

This quick and easy test is already making a difference elsewhere. Real-world data from the Harris Poll shows that 93% of patients who were offered Shield actually completed their screening, a jump in ...

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related death among adults under 50 in the United States, and diagnoses in younger adults continue to increase at an alarming rate. In fact, it has ...

Colorectal cancer is on the rise in adults under 50. Shermeine Hammie’s story is a powerful reminder of how screenings save ...