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American Cancer Society Recommends Guardant Health’s Shield Blood Test in Updated Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
American Cancer Society Recommends Guardant Health’s Shield Blood Test in Updated Colorectal Cancer Screening
About this update from Guardant Health, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nGuardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, announced that its FDA-approved Shield™ blood test is now included in updated American Cancer Society (ACS) Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Guidelines published today. The major screening guideline update recommends Shield as a choice for patients who decline or have not completed stool-based or visual examination screening tests.\n\n\nIn an effort to address persistent screening gaps and rising CRC rates in adults under 65, ACS guidelines now recommend Shield blood-based CRC screening as a new option to expand access and screening participation. Shield is the first and only FDA-approved blood test for primary colorectal cancer screening in average-risk adults age 45 and older and can be completed with just a blood draw during a routine doctor’s visit.\n\n\nCRC is the second leading cancer killer in the United States1 and the number one cancer killer for adults under 50.2 The inclusion of Shield in the updated guidelines acknowledges a central challenge in colorectal cancer screening: more than 50 million eligible adults3 remain unscreened despite established methods like colonoscopy or stool-based testing existing for decades. By recognizing the effectiveness of a blood-based option, the updated guidelines add a new opportunity to reach patients who might otherwise go unscreened.\n\n\nWith three out of four CRC deaths among those not up to date with screening4, the American Cancer Society noted that “offering multiple, recommended screening options supports informed patient choice and may improve participation, because the most effective screening test is the one that the patient completes.”\n\n\n“The inclusion of Shield in the American Cancer Society’s guidelines as a recommended option is a momentous step forward in our collective work to reach the more than 50 million Americans who remain unscreened for colorectal cancer,” said AmirAli Talasaz, Guardant Health co-CEO. “We know that tragically cancer does not wait. The Shield blood test has been proven to be effective in detecting cancers and increasing screening participation in the real-world setting. By making colorectal cancer screening more accessible with a blood-based option in conjunction with other established methodologies, we can get people screened.”\n\n\nGuardant’s Shield blood test sto...