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Blood test added to colorectal cancer screening options by cancer group | Flipboard

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The text consists of a brief report on the American Cancer Society adding a blood test to its colorectal cancer screening guidelines, followed by a series of unrelated news snippets regarding CeraVe lawsuits, a charity fashion show, and Mayor Jerry Demings' health. It appears to be a curated feed or a collection of headlines rather than a single cohesive article.

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What happened

Blood test added to colorectal cancer screening options by cancer group The updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society are meant to increase the number of people screened for colorectal cancer.

Why it matters

For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for colorectal cancer.

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The text consists of a brief report on the American Cancer Society adding a blood test to its colorectal cancer screening guidelines, followed by a series of unrelated news snippets regarding CeraVe lawsuits, a charity fashion show, and Mayor Jerry Demings' health. It appears to be a curated feed or a collection of headlines rather than a single cohesive article.

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Claim 1: “Skin care product line CeraVe, which belongs to French cosmetics company L'Oréal, faces six class action lawsuits because some of its products tested …”
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Multiple web search results confirm that CeraVe (owned by L'Oréal) is facing six class action lawsuits alleging that certain products contain benzene, a known carcinogen.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · owned by L'Oreal are being sued in a lawsuit for using harmful ingredients in some of their products.. which is linked to fatal forms of cancer.
https://www.facebook.com/snopes/posts/cerave-which-is-owned-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · All six class action lawsuits allege that multiple CeraVe products had tested positive for benzene, a known carcinogen.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fact-check-lor-al-own…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago · Edit: guys the lawsuit claims that their products containing Benzoyl Peroxide are at risk for BENZENE exposure, which is a carcinogen, and ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianBeautyTalks/comments/1trrdlp/…
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Claim 2: “Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings suspends his run for Florida governor due to prostate cancer diagnosis”
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Three independent news sources (including WUSF) confirm that Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings suspended his campaign for Florida governor following a prostate cancer diagnosis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The mayor of Orange County is the county executive and chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, Florida. The mayor is independently elected countywide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_Orange_County
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 5, 2017, John Robert Neumann Jr., a 45-year-old former employee of Fiamma, killed five former colleagues inside a Fiamma Inc. location near Orlando, Florida, United States, before killing hims…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Orlando_factory_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerry L. Demings (born June 12, 1959) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the fifth mayor of Orange County, Florida since 2018. He is the first African American to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Demings
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Claim 3: “For the first time, a blood test has been added to the list of the American Cancer Society’s recommended screenings for colorectal cancer.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly state that for the first time, the American Cancer Society has incorporated/recommended a blood-based test for colorectal cancer screening.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. The ACS publishes the journals Cancer, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and Cancer Cytopat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. It was founded in September 2001 to directly lobby with the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society_Cancer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canadian Cancer Society (French: Société canadienne du cancer) is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Cancer_Society
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Claim 4: “The updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society are meant to increase the number of people screened for colorectal cancer.”
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Multiple independent web search results (U.S. News and other news reports) confirm that the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines to include more accessible options (blood and stool tests) specifically to expand reach and increase screening rates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. The ACS publishes the journals Cancer, CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and Cancer Cytopat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. It was founded in September 2001 to directly lobby with the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cancer_Society_Cancer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canadian Cancer Society (French: Société canadienne du cancer) is Canada's largest national cancer charity and the largest national charitable funder of cancer research in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Cancer_Society
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