Becker's Healthcare October 29, 2024
While patients have new screening options for colorectal cancer, including stool and blood-based tests, studies have warned that blood tests are not as effective at detecting and preventing colon cancer.
Two and a half times more colon cancer deaths can be expected to occur in people taking the blood test every three years as recommended, compared to those who undergo colonoscopy once a decade, according to an Oct. 29 report from U.S. News & World Report.
The test was first approved by the FDA in July, based on the agency’s approval of a clinical trial involving 8,000 patients in which the test detected colon cancer in more than 83% of people with a colorectal tumor.
The test only detected...
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