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CT Colonography and Stool DNA Fail to Make USPSTF A-List

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CT colonography and stool DNA failed to get on the list of preferred tools for screening for colorectal cancer. A draft guideline from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released Oct. 6 calls for using one of three strategies: Fecal immunochemical test or high-sensitivity guaiac-based fecal occult blood test every year;Flexible sigmoidoscopy every ten years,...

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