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Arrr, this blood test be like a treasure map with no X marks the spot. Yarrr, promising but lackin' results!

2024-03-27

Avast ye scallywags! Tis be said that blood tests for CRC be better than nary a screening, but they be not fit to replace the grand colonoscopy as the treasure of the high seas. Two new studies and a wise commentary have spoken! Arrr!

Arrr mateys, listen up! The scallywags have been blabbering about this blood-based screening for CRC, but let me tell ye, it ain't no substitute for a proper colonoscopy. Aye, it may be better than no screening at all, but it ain't the gold standard, mark my words.
Two new modeling studies and an expert consensus commentary have spoken, and they say that the colonoscopy be the way to go. So don't be fooled by the fancy talk of blood tests, me hearties. If ye want to truly be sure of the state of yer bowels, ye best be bendin' over for that colonoscopy.
So, me fellow buccaneers, heed this warning and don't be swayed by the lure of blood-based screening. Stick to the tried and true method of the colonoscopy, and ye'll be sailin' smooth waters in the battle against CRC. Arrr!

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