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Article: Genetic 'red flags' for colorectal cancer.
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- United Press International
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- March 13, 2003
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BALTIMORE, Mar 13, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
New findings reported Thursday show a simple blood test for genetic red flags could identify people at risk of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer in the United States.
Researchers said this test might reduce the need for uncomfortable colon and rectal exams.
"While much work still needs to be done before we can prove that this is such a test, it would be exciting to be able to identify people at risk of developing cancer before they get cancer," researcher Andrew Feinberg, a geneticist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, told United Press International.
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