Older adults on Medicare Advantage had improved adherence and odds of a test return when a stool test was mailed to them for screening of colorectal cancer (CRC). Improving outcomes in CRC ...
Another test, Cologuard, looks for the presence of abnormal cells or blood in a stool sample patients mail in that may indicate cancer or precancer tumors. A blood test would be a simpler and more ...
Conversely, non-invasive methods, which are more widely used, do not require endoscopy. The 13C-urea breath test (UBT) is commonly used, but it is challenging for certain patients, such as children.
Mainz Biomed’s stool-based ColoAlert test is designed to detect colorectal cancer tumor DNA to aid in identifying colorectal cancer in early stages. Through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, ...