Tailoring Your Screening Options

Blood-based screening for colorectal cancer is getting a lot of attention, and patients and caregivers had questions: How does it work? Can a blood test really replace a colonoscopy? And what should you do if your results come back abnormal?

Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) CEO Anjee Davis and Medical Advisory Board member Andi Dwyer, MPH, hosted a live townhall for a practical and open conversation about blood-based screening — what it is, what it isn’t, and what it means for your care.

Through this candid, community-driven discussion, participants learned:

• How colorectal cancer blood tests like Shield and SimpleScreen work, and who they’re for
• Why a blood test result, positive or negative, isn’t the end of the story
• What follow-up looks like after an abnormal result, including the role of colonoscopy
• Questions to ask your doctor when considering blood-based screening

Missed the townhall? Read our recap to get the answers you need.