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Screenings Slash Colon Cancer Rate 30% in a Decade
The fight against colon cancer through screening is "one of the great public health success stories of the decade," says a top figure at the American Cancer Society: In people over 50, colon cancer...
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Guys With Long Legs Have Twice the Risk of 1 Cancer
Higher cancer rates have been linked generally to taller people, but University of Minnesota researchers are reporting a startling find: Men with longer legs have a 42% higher risk of developing...
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Scientists Spot Stage 1 Cancers Via Blood Test
Human blood is rich with genetic material, and scientists have in recent years taken many steps forward in decoding it. The latest announcement—that a blood test can spot cancer at its earliest...
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Scientists 'Enormously Excited' About Cancer Blood Test
Scientists are "very, very excited" about what they see as a positive "first step" in developing a blood test that could detect a variety of cancers, the Washington Post reports. In a study published...
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American Cancer Society Says You Should Do This at 45
Getting screened for colon cancer is no longer a rite-of-passage for a 50-year-old, at least according to the American Cancer Society. In updated guidelines released Wednesday, it inched the...
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Task Force: Colorectal Cancer Screening Should Start Earlier
A government-backed task force says that with cases of colon and rectal cancer steadily rising among younger people, it is lowering the recommended starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50...
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Researcher 'Shocked' on Results of Cancer Screening Study
Cancer screening is great, but it's not perfect. According to a new report, just 14% of all diagnosed cancers in the US are detected with a recommended screening test, while 15% of screenable cancers...
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$1K Screening Test May Upend Cancer Management
A multicancer early detection test that can screen for over 50 types of cancer is getting a lot of buzz, but not all doctors are on board with administering it. Grail's Galleri test, which costs $949...
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Blood Test for This Cancer Shows Promise for Early Detection
A new, simpler way to screen for colon cancer could soon become the routine. Guardant Health has produced a blood test that could be administered at a regular doctor's visit to detect the third...
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