A recently released Pentagon IG report found that Navy SEAL candidates have been swimming in water with high fecal matter ...

Unlike most other lab tests, parents might need to collect the stool (feces or poop) sample for the test (also called a fecal test). The doctor or lab will give instructions on how to do this. A fecal ...

A new blood test was found to detect colon cancer with more than 80% accuracy — and to rule it out for 90% of healthy people.

Health officials are closely monitoring the water quality at the Bello supply source, a key provider of water to the city of ...

A new study has found that a simple blood test can accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged and older adults. The ...

Oral anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication use had no substantial effect on the accuracy of multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer, according to a study published in Gastro Hep ...

A promising experimental blood test has shown the ability to accurately detect colon cancer with 81% accuracy in patients and correctly rule it out in ...

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new test that can predict colorectal cancer risk ...

"Until now, we have only had stool-based tests and colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy (stool-based). A blood test has the potential for improving colorectal cancer screening rates." Pamela Kunz ...

Measuring fecal hemoglobin concentrations could optimize screening intervals for colorectal cancer and conserve resources, an ...