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The Food and Drug Administration provided final approval on Monday for a new colorectal cancer screening that could provide an alternative to traditional colorectal cancer screenings.
Currently, health officials recommend that adults over age 45 with an average risk of colorectal cancer either provide a stool sample every 1-3 years or have a colonoscopy every decade. The American Cancer Society, however, notes that over 40% of Americans over age 45 are not up to date with screenings.
“The persistent gap in colorectal cancer screening rates shows that the existing screening options do not appeal to millions of people,” Daniel Chung gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. “The FDA's approval of the Shield blood test marks a tremendous leap forward, offering a compelling new solution to close this gap. This decision will help make screening tests more broadly accessible and propel blood-based testing and CRC screening into a new era.
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