FDA approves first DNA-based test for colon cancer

Published August 11, 2014 10:43pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patients’ DNA to help spot potentially deadly tumors and growths.

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