Blood-based screening test detects CRC with nearly 80% sensitivity in average-risk adults

WASHINGTON — A blood-based screening test detected colorectal cancer with a sensitivity of 79.2% and a specificity of 91.5% among average-risk adults aged 45 to 85 years, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.
“Adherence to colon cancer screening tests is suboptimal with current options of stool-based tests and colonoscopy,” Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, director

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