It’s good news in the fight against colorectal cancer: A new test can detect the disease with a simple blood draw. But don’t cancel your colonoscopy just yet — that old standby is still more reliable ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a blood test that can assist in the primary detection of colorectal cancer. This test could assist with prompt detection and intervention ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A blood-based test demonstrated high sensitivity for colorectal cancer among individuals with average risk. The ...

On January 16, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 26-01, approving ...

For the first time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test as a primary screening option for colorectal cancer. Guardant Health's Shield blood test was approved Monday as a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to be used for colorectal cancer screening among average-risk adults 45 and older.The maker of the test, Palo Alto, California-based ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved a blood test that can detect colorectal cancer, CBS News reported. It’s called Shield and was developed by Guardant Health Inc. The test was approved by the ...

An investigational blood test for early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) in average-risk adults met the primary endpoints of sensitivity and specificity in the PREEMPT CRC study, the largest study ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are working on a new test to predict colorectal cancer in IBD patients. South_agency/Getty Images People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an increased risk of ...

A new blood test that screens for colorectal cancer has just been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The blood sample needed for the new test, called Shield, can be obtained at a ...