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Anyone have a positive Cologuard test?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 7:14pm | Replies (208)

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im 50 years old i did my 1st cologuard test and it came back abnormal i have a consoltation april 1 and im scared any good advice

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There’s a whole thread on this question “ Anyone have a positive Cologuard test?” with many replies!

Cologuard is a screening test which is a fast, easy and non-invasive test but is subject to error and false positives. It's purpose is early detection of cancer and pre-cancerous polyps. Because it is subject to false positives, the standard of care of a positive case is to do a colonoscopy to take a look at the rectum/colon and take biopsies of anything suspicious. Often small polyps are excised during the colonoscopy.

While it's hard, don't panic. Wait until you've had the colonoscopy and gotten results back.

The big fear is colon cancer - advances have made this curable for the vast majority of patients.

You can handle this, be concerned, but don't panic.