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minus-squarerowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoThey need something like this for colonoscopies. If there was a way to test it at home, I’m sure a lot less people would die from colorectal cancer.
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoThere’s this: https://www.cologuard.com It’s not for people at high risk, but it’s a good way for a lot of people to screen themselves who are still unwilling to get a colonoscopy.
minus-squareGluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoAs someone linked, there is. You shit in a paint can for a week, send it in, then they make a poo smoothy and taste test for cancer.
They need something like this for colonoscopies.
If there was a way to test it at home, I’m sure a lot less people would die from colorectal cancer.
There’s this:
https://www.cologuard.com
It’s not for people at high risk, but it’s a good way for a lot of people to screen themselves who are still unwilling to get a colonoscopy.
As someone linked, there is. You shit in a paint can for a week, send it in, then they make a poo smoothy and
tastetest for cancer.