Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand when to seek medical advice.

Your digestive system works quietly behind the scenes, but when something goes wrong with your colon, early detection can be lifesaving. Many serious conditions develop gradually, making it easy to ...

An investigational multitarget stool DNA test for screening colorectal cancer detects significantly more cancers than the currently available fecal immunochemical test (FIT), researchers report. But ...

Cologuard is a colon cancer screening test you can do at home. It’s a noninvasive, stool-based test that comes in a kit. You use the kit to collect a stool sample. Then you send the sample to a lab ...

A woman who dismissed blood in her stool as hemorrhoids was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. Meagan Meadows, 24, started experiencing blood in her stool in October 2024, but after chatting ...

Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and cases among younger adults are rising. Early detection is critical, as symptoms may not appear until the cancer has progressed. ...

Dr. Bethany Malone has treated a lot of colorectal cancer patients. The youngest, not counting those with genetic conditions, ...

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers in the United States, but each year it claims more than 50,000 lives – in part because early symptoms can be mild and easily missed. “Colon cancer ...