colon cancer

A new Ohio State University study shows that an at-home colon cancer screening test may be as effective as a colonoscopy.

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.

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.

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.

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