An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study ...

Doctors in Dallas and other parts of Texas are beginning to use a new blood test that can detect colon cancer earlier. The ...

It can also cut off the blood supply to the colon — think of a long balloon being twisted or a garden hose that bends to the point of cutting off the flow of water. When that happens ...

A blood test that accurately detects colon cancer in middle-aged and older people and also rules it out when it is not present can help to increase the rate of screening for the disease in the U.S ...

Evidence has since emerged suggesting that anti-inflammatory drugs might benefit some patients with colon cancer, but not others. One possibility for this is that patients who have a blood test ...

Woman who had agonizing stomach pain and a bloated belly had a twisted colon, or sigmoid volvulus. Doctors had to untwist it and remove part of her colon.

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study says. The blood test was 81% ...

The test was 81% accurate in detecting colon cancer among people with the disease It also was 90% accurate in ruling out colon cancer among healthy people TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News ...