While the new Shield blood test may motivate more people to get screened for colorectal cancer, it also comes with downsides, experts said.
The FDA's approval of Shield marks a notable achievement, as individuals at average risk now have the option to receive a simple blood test for CRC screening, starting at age 45.
The bad news, however, is that it does a poor job of detecting precancerous lesions. This could snowball if patients decide to replace aspoke to experts across three core specialties involved in the screening and treatment of CRC — primary care, gastroenterology, and oncology — to better understand both the potential value and potential pitfalls of this new option.
: The FDA approval means that we continue to broaden the scope of available tools to help reduce the impact of this largely preventable disease.: Colonoscopy is still the gold standard, but we have to recognize that not everyone does it. And that not everyone wants to send their poop in the mail . Now there are no more excuses.: Although it's good to have a blood test that's approved for CRC screening, I don't think it moves the bar much in terms of screening.
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