The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

At-home cancer test kits help detect and screen for cancers in their early, more treatable stage, sometimes before a person shows any symptoms. Share on Pinterest Cancer is the second leading cause of ...

Some guidelines suggest colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by age 50 for African Americans, but data on screening uptake and yield among this population is limited. Study data published in ...

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have a new strategy to promoting colorectal cancer screenings. Partnering with a community health clinic, they ...

Temple Health physicians and providers hand out FIT take home kits for stool-based colorectal cancer screenings. (Courtesy of Temple Health) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...

The simple addition of a deadline to a mailed invitation for fecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer (CRC) ...

The study supports colorectal cancer (CRC) screening initiation at age 45, aligning with US Preventive Services Task Force guidelines due to increased CRC prevalence in younger patients. Patients aged ...

Pharmacy-based CRC screening programs using FIT can improve early detection, especially in underserved communities, with effective follow-up care. Patients prefer digital updates for negative results ...

New research published in the American Cancer Society’s CANCER says that improving screening rates for colorectal cancer could be implemented in a cost-effective manner via screening kits sent through ...

A mailed fecal immunochemical test (FIT) outreach followed by patient navigation for those with a positive test increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screening participation at 6 months compared with ...