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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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Genetic 'red flags' for colorectal cancer
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 ...