Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota is only an hour or so away from Minneapolis/St Paul. I live another hour away on the north side of the Twin Cities Metro, but since we get all of the Twin Cities local stations Pattie and I see lots of Mayo Clinic coverage. Last night the area's ABC affiliate ran a story about a new, non-invasive diagnostic tool Mayo Clinic researchers are developing for colon cancer. Using stool samples, these researchers are able to identify pre-cancerous or asymptomatic cancers of the colon using DNA testing. This eliminates the need for a colonoscopy unless these DNA markers are found. Sounds like the test may be available in a few years, subject to peer review. Wow! This could be huge! Big cost savings and a safer way to test older or at-risk patients. I went to Mayo's website but I couldn't find anything posted there yet. Too new! I will watch for updates and confirmation details.
Feel good and keep smiling! Pat
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