FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. U.S. health regulators on Monday, July 29, 2024, approved a ...

This image provided by Guardant Health in March 2024, shows packaging for their colon cancer blood test, Shield. According to a study published Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the New England Journal of ...

(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, a panel of experts is evaluating whether a simple blood test designed to detect early signs of colon cancer is safe and ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A possible medical game-changer as the FDA approves a new blood test for colon cancer. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Guardant Health's blood test called 'Shield.' ...

For adults with average cancer risk, a blood test could provide an option for colon cancer screening instead of a colonoscopy. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test, Shield, that ...

This week, the FDA approved a blood test for colorectal cancer that the medical community feels could save lives. The test, called Shield, is expected to greatly increase the number of people willing ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - On Monday, the Federal Drug Administration approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, as a primary screening option to test for colon cancer. While doctors are ...

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