Upstate Medical University Joins National Cancer Institute Study of Colorectal Cancer Detection Study

Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., has joined a national study of colorectal cancer detection led by the National Cancer Institute, according to a Syracuse report.

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The study is being conducted at 18 sites, including Upstate Medical University, and aims to derive a test of a patient’s blood, urine or stool that would detect colorectal cancer before the onset of symptoms.

The test would be similar to those that currently exist for ovarian and prostate cancer.

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