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Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening: Frequently Asked Questions
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FDA-approved colorectal cancer blood tests—Shield, Epi proColon, SimpleScreen—expand blood-based screening, but positives still need colonoscopy.
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Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening—but it is also underused. Prep burden, procedure anxiety, access barriers, and cost all contribute to a persistent screening gap. Blood-based tests offer a lower-barrier alternative, and the landscape has changed meaningfully in the past 2 years. Here is what pharmacists need to know.
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