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Published online 4 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040202-6
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Protein points to risk of colon cancer
Blood test might replace colonoscopies.
People with high levels of a particular blood protein may be at increased risk of developing colon cancer, a preliminary study has shown. Such tests might one day spare patients the discomfort of colonoscopy.
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