The World Health Organization estimates that around 900,000 people each year die of colorectal cancer (CRC ... monitoring of CRC rely on a serial blood biomarker known as CEA (carcinoembryonic ...
With colon cancer rates rising, advocates hope a newly approved blood test screening can help more people catch it early. “If we find it early, we have a lot more options in treating it,” said Dr.
Advertisement The kit, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), uses antibodies to detect blood in stool. This blood is an early warning sign of colon cancer, and those who test positive are urged to ...