UCLA research finds that fewer than one in four eligible younger adults completed colorectal cancer screenings after the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lowered the recommended ...

If you are having digestive symptoms, your doctor may prescribe an at-home stool test, in which you collect stool samples and send them to a lab or bring them to your doctor’s office for analysis.

Credit: Reese Pharmaceutical. ColoTest is designed to detect blood in stool, which may be an early indication for colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, gastrointestinal disorders, colitis or polyps.

Joaquim M.B. Pinheiro, MD, MPH, David A. Clark, MD, Kathleen G. Benjamin, RNC, MSN, NNP Echevarria Ybarguengoitia, using bililabstix to prospectively evaluate occult hematochezia in 300 premature ...