A young mother has revealed the symptoms that led to her stage 3 colorectal diagnosis. About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, and a growing number of young people are finding themselves battling the disease.

An experimental blood test can effectively and accurately detect colon cancer in middle-aged folks and seniors, a new study says. The research is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Research that has not yet been peer-reviewed shows the newest blood test is more than 80% accurate in detecting colon cancer in people who had the disease. The test is 90% accurate in ruling out cancer in healthy adults, according to the study published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.