{"id":3891,"date":"2024-02-17T22:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T22:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drhimanshuyadav.com\/new-stool-test-could-detect-signs-sooner-than-current-tests\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T22:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T22:33:17","slug":"new-stool-test-could-detect-signs-sooner-than-current-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drhimanshuyadav.com\/blog\/new-stool-test-could-detect-signs-sooner-than-current-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"New stool test could detect signs sooner than current tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-1u22pos\"><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Each year, nearly 2 million people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 935,000 people die from colorectal cancer worldwide.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientists have announced that they have developed a new stool test that is more effective at detecting colorectal cancer than similar tests currently on the market. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A new stool test could help people be diagnosed earlier. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scientists have developed a new test that may help detect signs of colorectal cancer earlier and more effectively than current tests, a study led by the Netherlands Cancer Institute suggests. There is.<\/p>\n<p>of <hl-trusted-source source=\"The Lancet\" rationale=\"Highly respected journal,Expert written journal,Peer reviewed journal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanonc\/article\/PIIS1470-2045(23)00651-4\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">study<\/a><\/hl-trusted-source>a paper published this month in The Lancet, found that stool testing may improve outcomes in colorectal cancer and increase chances of survival. <\/p>\n<p>Colon cancer is curable if detected early. However, many people are not diagnosed until they are terminally ill.<\/p>\n<p>Every year it&#8217;s close to that<hl-trusted-source source=\"World Health Organization\" rationale=\"Highly respected international organization\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/colorectal-cancer#:~:text=Colon%20cancer%20is%20the%20second,estimated%20to%20have%20occurred%20worldwide.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">    2 million people worldwide <\/a><\/hl-trusted-source>According to the World Health Organization, more than 930,000 people are diagnosed with and die from colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Although current stool tests used to detect colorectal cancer have significantly reduced mortality rates from colorectal cancer, they are not perfect and in some cases <hl-trusted-source source=\"PubMed Central\" rationale=\"Highly respected database from the National Institutes of Health\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9694267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">produce false negatives<\/a><\/hl-trusted-source>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are new stool tests that are better than current stool tests at detecting pre-cancerous conditions, which means more people with polyps will have colonoscopies and polyps will be removed before they become cancerous. &#8220;You will be able to do it,&#8221; the doctor said. <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/cindy-kin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">Cindy Kin<\/a>a colorectal surgeon at Stanford Medicine. <\/p>\n<p>Kim was not involved in the research.<\/p>\n<p>A stool test is not a substitute for a colonoscopy.by <hl-trusted-source source=\"American Cancer Society\" rationale=\"Highly respected international organization\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/cancer\/types\/colon-rectal-cancer\/detection-diagnosis-staging\/acs-recommendations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">American Cancer Society,<\/a><\/hl-trusted-source>    Healthy people should begin regular checkups at age 45, and should wait about 10 years between colonoscopies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0\"><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Most colorectal cancer screening tests used around the world are fecal immunochemical tests (FIT), which measure the level of the blood protein hemoglobin in a stool sample. <\/p>\n<p>low level <hl-trusted-source source=\"BMC\/BioMed Central\" rationale=\"Peer reviewed journal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wjso.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12957-021-02452-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">hemoglobin<\/a><\/hl-trusted-source>    It could be a sign of colon cancer. <\/p>\n<p>The new test is <a href=\"https:\/\/avl.nl\/alles-over-kanker\/informatie-over-klinische-studies-trials\/multitargetfit\/#uitleg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">Multi-target FIT test<\/a> (mtFIT) assesses hemoglobin levels along with two other proteins (calprotectin and serpin family F member 2) that are biomarkers for colon cancer.<\/p>\n<p>In the new study, researchers investigated the effectiveness of the mtFIT test compared to the FIT test in 13,187 people aged 55 to 75 in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n<p>They found that the mtFIT test was more effective at detecting signs of colorectal cancer. <\/p>\n<p>The mtFIT test identified 299 people with abnormal protein levels, while the current FIT test identified 159 people with abnormal results. <\/p>\n<p>The new test was better at detecting polyps and growths that required follow-up colonoscopies.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers believe this new test will help doctors identify cases of colorectal cancer earlier, reducing the risk of death from colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n<p>They estimated that the new mtFIT test could reduce colorectal cancer cases by 21% and deaths by 18%. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0\"><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He said currently available stool tests cannot detect 100% of cancers and high-risk polyps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providence.org\/doctors\/surgical-oncology\/ca\/santa-monica\/anton-bilchik-1609916733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"content-link css-5r4717\">Anton Bilchik<\/a>MD, PhD, is a surgical oncologist and medical director and director of the gastrointestinal-hepatobiliary program at Providence St. John&#8217;s Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re also not as sensitive as colonoscopies, so these stool tests should be done annually to increase the chances of detecting high-risk polyps and cancers, Kin says. <\/p>\n<p>A new, more sensitive stool test could help doctors identify more polyps that have the potential to become cancerous. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Removing these polyps with a colonoscopy significantly reduces the risk of developing colon cancer,&#8221; says Bilchik.<\/p>\n<p>Early detection and treatment will also increase chances of survival, he added.<\/p>\n<p>This test has only been evaluated in the Netherlands, and future studies comparing it with commercially available FIT tests are needed before using the mtFIT test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0\"><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0;line-height:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new colorectal screening test may detect more cancers and high-risk polyps than currently available tests, a new study finds. Current stool tests cannot detect all polyps and cancers, and more sensitive tests could prevent many cases of colon cancer and reduce mortality. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, nearly 2 million people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 935,000 people die from colorectal cancer worldwide. Scientists have announced that they have developed a new stool test that is more effective at detecting colorectal cancer than similar tests currently on the market. 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