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  1. FDA approves new blood test to screen for colon cancer

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    Updated July 29, 2024 at 9:28 AM. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer. The test isn't meant to replace ...

  2. New colorectal cancer blood test approved by FDA: What to know

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    On July 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a blood test that can help with primary colorectal cancer screening. The test is Guardant Health’s Shield blood test, and the ...

  3. Blood test for colon cancer screening is approved by US ...

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    July 29, 2024 at 11:54 AM. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a first-of-its-kind blood test for colon cancer, offering a new way of screening for a leading cause of ...

  4. Fecal immunochemical test - Wikipedia

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    Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is a diagnostic technique that examines stool samples for traces of non-visible blood, which could potentially indicate conditions including bowel cancer. [1] Symptoms which could be caused by bowel cancer and suggest a FIT include a change in bowel habit, anaemia , unexplained weight loss, and abdominal pain .

  5. Oncotype DX Colon Cancer Assay - Wikipedia

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    The Oncotype DX Colon Cancer Assay, developed by Genomic Health, is a genomic test that has been clinically available for patients with newly diagnosed stage II colon cancer, since January 2010. The test is a validated diagnostic assay based on an individual patient’s colon tumor expression of 12 genes, which quantifies the likelihood of ...

  6. Sigmoidoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Sigmoidoscopy ("sigma", the Greek term for letter "s/ς" + "eidos" + "scopy": namely, to look inside an "s"/"ς"-like object) is the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through to the nearest part of the colon, the sigmoid colon. There are two types of sigmoidoscopy: flexible sigmoidoscopy, which uses a ...

  7. Avoiding a colonoscopy? Knoxville lab just launched a blood ...

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    The next step after a positive blood test result is a colonoscopy. "If you get a positive result, you need that colonoscopy," said Jason Liggett, chief scientific officer at New Day Diagnostics ...

  8. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Colonoscopy (/ ˌkɒləˈnɒskəpi /) or coloscopy (/ kəˈlɒskəpi /) [1] is a medical procedure involving the endoscopic examination of the large bowel (colon) and the distal portion of the small bowel. This examination is performed using either a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera, which is mounted on a flexible tube and passed through the ...