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Article: Blood test for colon cancer risk may lessen need for colonoscopies
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 14, 2003
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Blood test for colon cancer risk may lessen need for colonoscopies
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE mmarchione@journalsentinel.com, Journal
Sentinel
Friday, March 14, 2003
For the first time, a simple blood test shows promise in helping
predict the average person's risk of developing the most common form
of colon cancer.
Other blood tests either detect cancer after it has developed or
identify the risk in people with rarer genetic or inherited forms of
the disease.
The new blood test needs more study and won't be available for at
least several years. But it could become a screening tool that might
someday make dreaded scope exams less frequent or sort out who needs
them most and who can safely skip ...