2023-07-11 00:15:00
While this cancer is the third most common in France, participation in the national prevention program is capped at 35%.
Every two years, people aged 50 to 74 receive a somewhat special letter. Objective: to have their stools tested to detect a possible Colon Cancer. The screening kit can be collected from a general practitioner, a pharmacist or from a dedicated website. « It is simply a matter of taking a stool sample at home to send it to a medical biology laboratory. », says Professor Michel Ducreux, head of the digestive oncology department at Gustave Roussy (Villejuif). ” The immunological test aims to detect the presence of blood invisible to the naked eye, which can be the potential signature of cancer or very early lesions. This allows them to be treated as soon as possible. »
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However, only 35% of the French people summoned took part in the national screening program during the period 2020 – 2021, according to the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin (BEH) published on Wednesday July 11. The Covid-related health crisis does not seem to have…
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