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Home-based stool test cuts colon cancer deaths by half, study finds

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Source: New York Post
Home-based stool test cuts colon cancer deaths by half, study finds
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A 21-year Spanish study of 2.2 million adults aged 50–69 found that biennial at-home fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) dramatically reduced colon cancer deaths by about 50%, highlighting FIT as an affordable, noninvasive screening option that can be mailed back and used without prep, though not a replacement for colonoscopy.

Topics:health#at-home-testing#colon-cancer#fit#health#public-health#screening
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  1. Colon cancer deaths dropped by half for people who did at-home, no-laxative test program  New York Post
  2. FIT-Based Screening Linked to Drop in Colorectal Cancer Mortality  MedPage Today
  3. Basque Country halves colon cancer deaths with screening programme  Euronews.com

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