Role of DNA-Based Test As CRC Screen
Role of DNA-Based Test As CRC Screen
SL Zoler
20080825
2008 Sept 25
Elsevier Global Medical News
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Role of DNA-Based Test As CRC Screen
(00:05:07) Elsevier Global Medical News, 2008 Sept 25, SL Zoler
Dr. Sanford Markowitz is Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
ColoSure, a new, DNA-based noninvasive test had sensitivity and specificity rates of >80% for detecting colorectal cancer in studies involving 363 people. The new test may offer an alternative screen for people who refuse to undergo or cannot afford colonoscopy, the gold standard screen for this cancer, said Dr. Sanford Markowitz at an AACR-sponsored conference.
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