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Under-used colon cancer screening test is effective

New Kaiser Permanente study in Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that an under-used fecal occult blood test specific for human blood is a better screening test for colon cancer than the stool screening tests most frequently used - the unrehydrated guaiac test and the sensitive GT -- because it finds more polyps and cancers. This new FIT test may help improve colon cancer screening rates and may be a popular alternative to colonoscopies.

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