The model has community clinicians offer take-home fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) for colorectal cancer alongside flu shots in a model dubbed FluFIT. Folks who opt for the scree ...
Created by Guardant Health, the blood test, known as Shield, was able to detect 83% of colorectal cancers in studies but only 13% of dangerous polyps. Colonoscopies find approximately 95% of these ...
Dr. Potter still emphasizes the importance of getting a follow-up colonoscopy if the FIT test produces abnormal results. He also notes that for those with a family history of CRC, screening before the ...