Colorectal cancer, Blood Test

Accurate New Blood Test for Colon Cancer
An accurate new blood test for colon cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, has been reported.
A new blood test accurately screens for colorectal cancer, researchers say
Research that has not yet been peer-reviewed shows the newest blood test is more than 80% accurate in detecting colon cancer in people who had the disease. The test is 90% accurate in ruling out cancer in healthy adults, according to the study published Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
New colorectal cancer prediction test is more than 90% accurate
A new DNA test developed in the UK can accurately predict whether high-risk patients will develop colorectal cancer in the five years. People with inflammatory bowel disease — which includes conditions like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s — are up to four times more likely to get this type of cancer,
Blood Test Can Detect Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Individuals
An investigational blood test can detect colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients at average risk of CRC, a study suggests.
Blood Test Accurately Detects Colon Cancer
The test was 81% accurate in detecting colon cancer among people with the disease It also was 90% accurate in ruling out colon cancer among healthy people
Breakthrough blood test shows high accuracy in detecting colon cancer
A simple blood test has shown promising results in accurately detecting colon cancer, a deadly disease that is rising at an alarming rate, especially among young adults. The experimental test not only identifies colon cancer effectively but also rules it out in
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Promising New Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening
A novel blood-based test for early detection of colorectal cancer in average-risk adults met the primary endpoints of ...
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Trial in progress for a colorectal cancer detection blood test.
Background: Blood-based biomarkers for cancer screening have garnered much anticipation in recent years. Current colorectal cancer screening methodologies such as colonoscopy and stool-based ...
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Blood-based test could increase adherence to colorectal cancer screening
An investigational blood-based test identified nearly 80% of individuals who had colorectal cancer, according to results of a large prospective trial presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers ...
Blood test for ctDNA identifies patients who benefit from celecoxib after surgery
A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham ...
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So many young people with colon cancer have clean diets. What gives?
The rising rate of colon cancer in young people can't be caused by diet alone, doctors say. Microplastics, sleep, and ...
This blood test screens for 50 different types of cancer. Is it worth the $949 price tag?
The Galleri test — which isn’t covered by insurance — doesn’t come cheap. At $949 a pop, it’s out of the price range of most ...
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New bowel cancer test shows greater than 90% accuracy in high-risk patients
Experts hope to create a blood test to see which patients with inflammatory bowel disease are most at risk of bowel cancer.