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Article: Fecal DNA testing simple and effective.
- Article from:
- Clinical Oncology Week
- Article date:
- August 9, 2004
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2004 AUG 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fecal DNA colon cancer tests are simple and accurate.
"Stool-based DNA testing is a new, noninvasive method of colorectal cancer screening," scientists in the United States explained.
"Because it is easier to use and more sensitive than fecal occult blood testing, physicians may be more likely to recommend it, and patients may be more apt to comply," according to V.P. Deenadayalu and colleagues working at the Indiana University Hospital.
"Although it is expensive, initial assessments show it to be cost-effective," the researchers noted in conclusion.
Deenadayalu and coauthors published their ...