Is your hemoglobin 'trending'? Routine blood tests may provide early warning for colorectal cancer

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 22:21 in Health & Medicine

Paying close attention to routine blood test results can be an effective screening system for colon cancer which, when diagnosed early enough, can be treated effectively. A new study shows that most patients with colon cancer have a history of consistently declining hemoglobin levels up to four years before being diagnosed with the disease.

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