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After analyzing data from the US Census Bureau and the CDC National Interview Survey, experts claim that nearly 60% of Americans over 50 face an average risk of colorectal cancer but haven't been screened. To perform a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy on all these people would be unachievable so, it would be ideal if people did a blood-in-stool test first and only if this was positive, then have a colonoscopy. This would avoid unnecessary expensive tests.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Reuters Health
About: 60 percent of at risk Americans over 50 haven't been screened for colorectal cancer.
Date: 17 December 2004
Source: Reuters Health
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