Here are five recommendations regarding prevention and screening of colorectal cancer, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 1. The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer ...

Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been recommended for US adults aged 45 to 49 years. This study examined the rate and predictors of CRC screening in 202 ...

A single-center study supported recommendations to lower the colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45. Screening colonoscopy outcomes were slightly less frequent in people ages 45-49 versus 50-54 ...

Close to 50,000 Americans will die from colorectal cancer (CRC) in 2016, making it the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in this country (behind only lung cancer).1 What makes the statistic ...

Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and early detection saves lives. Colon Cancer Awareness Month is an ideal time for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Supreme Court upheld the ACA requirement for no-cost preventive health care, including CRC screening.

The ACG stresses the importance of maintaining USPSTF's authority to ensure access to essential CRC screenings under the ACA. CRC is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US, with ...

Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced the results of a new national ...

There’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning the US Preventive Services Task Force – or pushing it into “quiet paralysis.” ...

A case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court could limit the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s role in preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a March 7 article published ...