And while the NHS says “a small amount of one-off bleeding from the bottom is not usually a serious problem,” bleeding when ...

Blood in your stool may be due to a number of factors, such as straining to poop, anal fissures, and hemorrhoids. Treatment depends on the specific cause of your constipation and bleeding.

Bright red blood in your stool can be caused by a wide range of conditions. Often, bleeding during a bowel movement is a clue ...

There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

First, exercise increases the motility of your colon, which reduces the amount of time your stool sits in your belly making ...

The mucus in your stool may be white, yellowish-brown, or tinged with blood. If your digestive tract becomes irritated or inflamed, mucus production increases, and you may notice more mucus in ...

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All involve collecting stool samples, but there are differences in how they work and how often you need to do them to effectively screen for signs of colorectal cancer. Guaiac fecal occult blood ...

A new study analysed the efficacy of blood tests versus colonoscopies and stool tests in identifying early-stage CRC. Read ...

Stanford researchers found that new blood tests for colorectal cancer screening are not as effective as colonoscopies or ...

However, if too many people who would have undergone colonoscopies or stool-based tests switch to the blood tests, colorectal cancer death rates will rise. Because the more established colonoscopies ...

Advertisement Researchers also determined that colonoscopies -- and stool screening -- were more cost-effective than blood tests. But blood tests will help decrease colorectal cancer deaths only ...