They'll change color if blood is ... changes that might be linked to cancer. While a colonoscopy will find about 99% of colon cancers, Cologuard and other home stool tests will find fewer.

With March being colorectal cancer month, the 44-year-old doctor ... to their doctor about their bowel movements or the color of their stool. “I would much rather inconvenience a patient ...

Colorectal cancer refers to cancers of the colon ... or a change in the stool size or color, particularly if the stool becomes bloody or dark,” Addison said. “Other symptoms can be vaguer ...

it might be melena (a black stool), or it might be maroon in color, said Roper. Though it’s important that doctors and ...

Therefore, a big part of the role of gastroenterologists is to assess changes in bowel movements, such as changes in color and consistency ... including colon cancer. He says that obesity and ...

Blood changes color over time. If the bleeding begins in the earlier parts of the colon, Dr. Kamal ... before it ever turns into cancer," Dr. Kamal said. At-home stool tests are also available ...