Cologuard, an at-home screening test for colon cancer, can be an easier way to detect cancer risk. Is it an alternative to a colonoscopy? Find out.

Phoenix colon and rectal surgeon Dr. Anathea Powell says she's not familiar with the BeScreened-CRC blood test, though the concept is good because it's convenient, she said. "We need to make sure ...

The first blood test for colon cancer is on the horizon. A study published Wednesday showed it detected the disease in more than 8 in 10 people.

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This is the second blood test to screen for colon cancer; Epigenomics’ Epi proColon was approved in 2016. But it’s rarely used, Smith said, because of concerns about its accuracy.

She worries about rising colon cancer rates in younger people. It would be “very attractive,” she said, if people could get a blood test for colon cancer when they are in their 30s.