By the National Cancer Institute BETHESDA, Md., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Many people who fear cancer don't realize that some types of cancer are

Patients for whom colonoscopy was recommended were less likely to complete colorectal cancer screening than those patients for whom fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) was recommended or those patients who were given a choice between FOBT or colonoscopy.

A study presented today by Mayo Clinic researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2012 in Chicago identified two genes that are optimal targets to be analyzed in a new noninvasive test for colorectal cancer developed by Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with Exact Sciences Corporation.

CDC and AGA Join Forces to Bring Colorectal Cancer Screening to the Uninsured Everyone Age 50+ Should be Screened for Colorectal Cancer BETHESDA, Md., March

Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening saves lives, but a loophole in current Medicare law may cause patients to think twice before undergoing this vital test.