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minus-squareLandedGentry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoMakes sense. I probably should too. Kind of been hoping for years that they would find something a little less… Invasive by this point lol
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoAs long as you aren’t high risk, the brand in the US is Cologuard. Shit in a box and they mail it to a lab.
minus-squareLowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYes, blood and stool tests are not only just as effective for screening, they are they recommended tests.
minus-squareLandedGentry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI don’t know why but I saw colonoscopy and immediately thought i read prostate exam instead
minus-squareLowpast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoTurns out they changed the suggestion for that too! Start with blood tests and go from there.
Makes sense. I probably should too. Kind of been hoping for years that they would find something a little less… Invasive by this point lol
As long as you aren’t high risk, the brand in the US is Cologuard. Shit in a box and they mail it to a lab.
Yes, blood and stool tests are not only just as effective for screening, they are they recommended tests.
I don’t know why but I saw colonoscopy and immediately thought i read prostate exam instead
Turns out they changed the suggestion for that too! Start with blood tests and go from there.
Oh good to know