/tags/colon-cancer colon cancer en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:21:41 GMT /2024-07-30/ohio-state-university-study-of-at-home-colon-cancer-screening-tests-could-reduce-deaths A new Ohio State University study shows that an at-home colon cancer screening test may be as effective as a colonoscopy. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:21:41 GMT /2024-07-30/ohio-state-university-study-of-at-home-colon-cancer-screening-tests-could-reduce-deaths Debbie Holmes /2022-03-16/osu-james-cancer-center-to-mail-at-home-colon-cancer-screening-kits-to-black-patients The Ohio State University James Cancer Treatment and Research Center has launched a new at-home screening program aimed at improving the early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer in the historically under-served Black community. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:06:07 GMT /2022-03-16/osu-james-cancer-center-to-mail-at-home-colon-cancer-screening-kits-to-black-patients Matthew Rand /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-30/wellness-wednesday-what-you-should-know-about-at-home-colon-cancer-tests The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recently recommended that colorectal cancer screenings should begin at age 45. An at-home screening test provides a convenient and far less invasive alternative. Today on Wellness Wednesday we discuss take-home colon cancer tests. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:08:06 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-30/wellness-wednesday-what-you-should-know-about-at-home-colon-cancer-tests /npr-news/2018-05-30/get-screened-earlier-for-colorectal-cancer-urges-american-cancer-society Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45. Wed, 30 May 2018 14:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2018-05-30/get-screened-earlier-for-colorectal-cancer-urges-american-cancer-society Patti Neighmond /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-03-08/wellness-wednesday-colon-cancer-facing-death-wellness-news A new Netflix documentary addresses a topic few enjoy discussing: death. The doctor featured in this documentary is the author of a new book entitled… Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-03-08/wellness-wednesday-colon-cancer-facing-death-wellness-news