Exact Sciences Launches First Stool-Based DNA Screening Test For Colorectal Cancer
Executive Summary
With the cost of treating colon cancer in the US projected to reach $20 billion annually by 2020, Exact Sciences hopes to improve colorectal cancer screening and survival rates with Cologuard, the first FDA-cleared noninvasive screening test that analyzes both DNA and blood biomarkers in stool.
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