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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by gilbetron on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:36PM (#25766919)
Having "enjoyed" a colonoscopy recently, I looked into this option, but the upside of a colonoscopy is that if they do find polyps, then can usually take care of them right then and there. Plus, they can also look for other things, and generally react to what they find in real time.

Unrelated side note: I did this all during the US election week, so that was a fun few days of stress and weirdness!

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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:24PM (#25767509)
I heard from a nurse that the more gross, uncomfortable, or invasive a test is, the more accurate and useful it will be.
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by nickff on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:31PM (#25770092)
The common counter-point is that more invasive tests are more likely to find issues, but that's not the same as being useful. A very controversial test is the (highly invasive) pap smear. I don't take a firm view on the subject, but it does seem to be a complicated subject with valid points on both sides.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap_test#Effectiveness

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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by darkerside on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:05PM (#25770378)
This makes economic sense. If an invasive test is not useful, it will no longer be performed.
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by biotechiscool on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @10:23PM (#25771471)
Unless it is highly profitable
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by darkerside on Thursday January 14, 2021 @11:11AM (#25778086)
It is unlikely to be profitable if there is no demonstrable benefit
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by coldtea on Thursday January 14, 2021 @03:56AM (#25773884)
Or some 'recipients' enjoy it for their own reasons...
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by MartianSquirrel on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:23PM (#25771971)
It's not a problem you face often with a single payer system (or anything similar)
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Re:At-home test for colon cancer is as reliable as tradition... by unixhero on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @11:51PM (#25772182)
Sure. But some might fuck you up.
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