If the blood test - from California-based biotechnology company Freenome - was approved for market, it would be one of the most accurate tests of its kind available.

Research that has not yet been peer-reviewed shows the newest blood test is more than 80% accurate in detecting colon cancer ...

The Galleri test — which isn’t covered by insurance — doesn’t come cheap. At $949 a pop, it’s out of the price range of most ...

Yet having bowel cancer isn’t necessarily a death ... spotting it early can make a real difference.” FIT (faecal immunochemical test) that looks for tiny traces of blood in a sample of faeces ...

The Galleri test, developed by Grail, screens for over 50 types of cancer with a single blood draw. Despite its potential ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

When colon and rectal cancer spread to another part of the body it is called metastatic ... After treatment, you have regular check ups and tests at the hospital. The doctors check how you are and see ...

Both colon and rectal cancer affect the large intestine, which is the lowest part of the digestive system. But they start in different places within it. Colon cancer can start anywhere in the ...

Most people have surgery for colon cancer that hasn't spread. The operation you have depends on the position of the cancer in the bowel. This section is about surgery for cancer that starts in the ...

Dr. Christopher Flowers discusses MRD testing in cancer care, why this is an important concept to understand and how it ...

Grail's Galleri test screens for more than 50 different types of cancer from a single blood draw. (Getty Images) ...