Colorectal Cancer: Immunological Tests For More Accurate Detection Of Cancer Precursors
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
The detection of hidden blood in the stool is an important part of the early detection of colorectal cancer. Scientists have now shown that a number of immunological tests are significantly superior to the commonly used enzymatic method. However, the scientists found a wide variance in diagnostic performance of tests by different providers.