JAMA Network | JAMA | A Stool DNA Test (Cologuard) for Colorectal Cancer Screening

JAMA Network | JAMA | A Stool DNA Test (Cologuard) for Colorectal Cancer Screening

From The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics | December 17, 2014

A Stool DNA Test (Cologuard) for Colorectal Cancer Screening

JAMA. 2014;312(23):2566. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.15746.

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The FDA has approved a stool DNA test to screen average-risk adults ≥50 years old for colorectal cancer.

The FDA has approved Cologuard (Exact Sciences), a stool DNA test, to screen average-risk adults ≥50 years old for colorectal cancer.

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Previous Publication: This article was previously published: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics. October 13, 2014;56(1453):100-101.

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