If you can’t prevent cancer, the best chances of treating or surviving it may come down to finding a tumor early when it hasn’t yet spread. A new test called Cancerguard offers to screen for more than ...

At this year’s Professional Background Screening Association’s (PBSA) Europe & Africa Summit, one of the presentations stood out - Anton Watson of Background Check Advisory delivered a stark but ...

Gabriel Graetz and Paul Melendy star in "The Mystery of Irma Vep" at Central Square Theater. (Courtesy Central Square Theater) What a delightfully strange show “The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny ...

One door closes, and another opens. And closes, and opens. Gabriel Graetz and Paul Melendy, inexhaustible in Central Square Theater’s joyously frenetic production of “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” never ...

On May 27, the American Cancer Society published updated screening guidelines for colorectal cancer, officially adding Guardant Health’s FDA-approved Shield blood test to its list of approved ...

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The American Cancer Society is now adding blood tests to its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. But that doesn't mean you should skip your colonoscopy. In the updated guidelines, released May ...

The American Cancer Society has added blood tests every three years as a new option for colorectal cancer screening, in addition to colonoscopy and stool tests. While invasive, colonoscopy remains the ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its guidelines Wednesday to include two new screening options for colorectal cancer, including a first-ever blood test. The ACS already recommends that adults ...

American Cancer Society updated guideline published on Wednesday Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening Alternatives now include a blood test and at-home stool tests.

For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for colorectal cancer. It’s not meant to replace colonoscopies, aiming instead at ...