Doctor may soon determine who needs a colonoscopy
A university researchers are developing a simple blood test that can helps doctor determine who needs a colonoscopy, a screening procedure for colon cancer recommended for all adults over fifty years of ages but one considered so unlpeasant that many avoid. The new test, which looks for cancer related proteins in the blood, identifies colon cancer and precancerous polyps almost as well as a colonoscopy, according to a study published in the journal cancer reserved.
The reservers say their test won't replace colonoscopies but might provide a non-invasive means of identifying high risk patients and incentive for them to undergo the more invasive procedure. What their are trying to do is to to used blood markers for cancer like they are doing for cholesterol levels to predict heart disease risk.
The reservers say their test won't replace colonoscopies but might provide a non-invasive means of identifying high risk patients and incentive for them to undergo the more invasive procedure. What their are trying to do is to to used blood markers for cancer like they are doing for cholesterol levels to predict heart disease risk.
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