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Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 713 words · By Fox News
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Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Doctors push new blood tests for colon cancer as cases surge in younger adults See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleThe American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.

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The organization released the update in its flagship journal on Wednesday, noting that the new recommendations “re-affirm” that adults at average risk should be screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 and continue through 75, for those with a life expectancy…

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Claim 1: “The ACS also suggested an at-home screening option that looks for hidden blood and molecular markers in stool samples.”
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Multiple sources confirm the recommendation of at-home stool tests that detect hidden blood and molecular markers (e.g., Cologuard).
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Under the revised guidance, people considered at average risk are advised to complete two at-home stool tests every three years. One of the ...
https://www.facebook.com/tampabaynews/posts/according-to-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · ... home screening option that looks for hidden blood and molecular markers in stool samples. The move reflects advances in disease detection ...
https://ecancer.org/en/news/28360-american-cancer-society-up…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · These include Cologuard, an updated multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) test that checks for DNA markers and hidden blood in stool samples, and ...
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/new-colorectal-can…
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Claim 2: “studies show early-stage detection yields a five-year survival rate of more than 90% in the US.”
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Multiple sources confirm that early-stage detection of colorectal cancer leads to a five-year survival rate of approximately 90% or more.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Us, us, uS, or US commonly refers to: Us (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun we U.S., an abbreviation for the United States Us, us, uS, or US may also refer to:
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Claim 3: “In the US this year, there will be an estimated 108,860 new cases of colon tumors and 49,990 cases of rectal tumors”
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Claim 4: “Data published in March by the ACS found that colon and rectal cancers are now the third most commonly diagnosed and second most deadly cancers in the US.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific ranking of colorectal cancer as the third most common and second most deadly cancer based on March ACS data.
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Claim 5: “adults at average risk should be screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 and continue through 75, for those with a life expectancy greater than 10 years.”
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Two separate web search results specifically confirm the age range of 45 to 75 and the requirement of a life expectancy greater than 10 years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In organic chemistry, an aldol is a structure consisting of a hydroxy group (-OH) two carbons away from either an aldehyde or a ketone. The name combines the suffix 'ol' from the alcohol and the prefi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Aza-Wittig reaction or is a chemical reaction of a carbonyl group with an aza-ylide, also known as an iminophosphorane (R3P=NR'). Aza-Wittig reactions are most commonly used to convert aldehydes…
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Claim 6: “Other known risk factors include family history, obesity, smoking, a diet high in red and processed meats, inflammatory bowel disease, and a personal history or family history of polyps.”
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Claim 7: “Nearly half of those new diagnoses will be in people younger than 65.”
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Claim 8: “Recent ACS research revealed a 50% relative increase in diagnoses in adults aged 45 to 49 from 2021 to 2022.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific 50% relative increase in diagnoses for adults aged 45-49 between 2021 and 2022.
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Claim 9: “Another recent ACS study found that drinking heavily and consistently over an adult’s lifetime could lead to a higher risk of colorectal cancer.”
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Claim 10: “About one in three American adults are eligible for colorectal cancer screening but have not been tested”
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Web search results indicate that approximately one-third of eligible Americans (aged 45-75) have not been screened.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 21, 2022 ... Another study showed that 83% of people who were not up to date with CRC screening had never been screened and outlined multiple barriers to ...
https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2022/22_0001.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — the younger segment of the eligible population is not yet being effectively reached [30]. ... As of 2023, approximately one- third of Americans aged 45 to 75 are ...
https://www.ejgm.co.uk/download/factors-associated-with-colo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2025 ... Despite progress, screening among adults under 50 remains below 40%, with persistent disparities tied to insurance, income, and education. These ...
https://www.facebook.com/jamajournal/posts/from-2019-to-2023…
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Claim 11: “Other symptoms include fatigue as a result of anemia, stomach pain or abdominal discomfort, rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, weakness and unexplained weight loss.”
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Claim 12: “The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.”
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Multiple independent sources, including a cross-reference and several web search results, confirm that the ACS has updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to lower the starting age to 45.
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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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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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Claim 13: “changes in bowel habits are the primary red flag that should raise the suspicion of colorectal cancer.”
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Claim 14: “ACS research marks colorectal cancer as the top cancer killer of adults under 50.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that colorectal cancer is now the #1 cause of cancer death for adults under 50 in the U.S.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 2, 2026 ... Today, 1 in 5 diagnoses occurs in someone under the age of 55 — and it has become a leading cause of cancer-related death in young people.
https://www.cancerresearch.org/blog/colorectal-cancer-awaren…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 2, 2026 ... CRC is the most common cancer-related death in people under 50. (It's the second most common cancer death overall.) In adults under 50, CRC ...
https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/colorectal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 ... Colorectal cancer is now the #1 cause of cancer death for adults under 50 in the U.S., up from fifth, according to a study published in the ...
https://www.facebook.com/InovaHealth/posts/colorectal-cancer…
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Claim 15: “Those over 85 years old should no longer be screened for colorectal cancer, per the guidelines.”
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The ACS Guideline Issue Brief explicitly states that people over 85 should no longer get colorectal cancer screening, and other sources reaffirm the upper limit of 75 for average-risk adults.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The new recommendations reaffirm that average-risk adults should begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45 and continue through age 75 for ...
https://pressroom.cancer.org/colorectal-cancer-screening-gui…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2021 ... The USPSTF continues to recommend selectively screening adults aged 76 to 85 years for colorectal cancer. How to implement this recommendation?
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recomme…
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web search NEUTRAL — People over 85 should no longer get colorectal cancer screening. • ACS recommends that people talk to their health care provider about screening and which ...
https://nccrt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CRC-Screening-G…
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Claim 16: “the ACS now also recommends that patients receive a blood-based screening test in a doctor’s office, which is designed to detect tumor DNA in the blood.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the ACS updated its guidelines to include a blood-based screening test for the first time.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deoxyribonucleic acid (; DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix. The polymer carries genetic instructions for the development, funct…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DNA origami is the nanoscale folding of DNA to create arbitrary two- and three-dimensional shapes at the nanoscale. The specificity of the interactions between complementary base pairs makes DNA a use…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacqueline K. Barton (born May 7, 1952 New York City, NY), is an American chemist. She worked as a professor of chemistry at Hunter College (1980–82), and at Columbia University (1983–89) before joini…
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