KevinMD August 26, 2024
As a practicing gastroenterologist, I never want to say to a patient: “You have advanced colon cancer.” Just last week, I discovered an early colon cancer in an asymptomatic patient who was referred to me after a positive result on a non-invasive multi-target stool DNA test. The patient was grateful we caught it and recognized that if it was not for that positive test, she was hesitant to have a colonoscopy, and her cancer could have been caught too late.
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. It is also very preventable. We know that the best way to improve outcomes for patients is to find and remove precancerous polyps in the...
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