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Article: DNA test for colon cancer yields disappointing results in study
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- December 23, 2004
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The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved
disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening
method.
The test, which looks for signs of mutant genes in stool, found
just half the colon and rectal cancers detected by colonoscopy. It
did find four times as many cancers as a widely used test that looks
for blood in stool, but the DNA test is too expensive -- $400 to $800
-- and too inaccurate to recommend, a specialist said. Earlier
research had suggested DNA tests might be a less expensive and more
appealing option than ...