LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) and Crusade Against Colon Cancer coalition partners announced Monday that easy-to-use colon cancer screening kits are ...
Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people's homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says. More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer ...
According to Cologuard, made by Wisconsin-based Exact Sciences, there are three primary reasons why you may receive a testing ...
Some Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans with drug coverage may cover the cost of colonoscopy prep kits. However, private insurance companies administer these plans, so the coverage ...
Wichita's Ascension Via Christi is offering free colorectal screening kits to anyone 45 and older while supplies last.
Jeff Smith was dumbfounded when he received a colon cancer screening kit in the mail. The 68-year-old Minnesota man hadn't asked for the Cologuard test, and his doctor hadn't mentioned anything about ...
QUINCY — In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blessing Health is providing free, take-home colorectal cancer screening kits to the public at locations in West-Central Illinois ...
Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify recommendations for colorectal cancer screening. As a gastroenterologist, the most meaningful part of my job is preventing colorectal cancer by ...
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has introduced a digital health platform that texts patients to set up at-home colon cancer screenings. The health system started using its UCNOW texting ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...
Two decades ago, colorectal cancer was the fourth leading cause of cancer death in both men and women under age 50. It is now first in men and second in women, yet only 38% of Nebraskans ages 45-54 ...