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“The test missed 17% of cancers, performance that is on par with stool-based tests.” I took a stool-based test about 6 years ago and passed. Yesterday I got b
by melling 2y ago
“The test missed 17% of cancers, performance that is on par with stool-based tests.”
I took a stool-based test about 6 years ago and passed.
Yesterday I got back from surgery to remove a colon tumor that was discovered about 3 weeks ago. Colon tumors usually take several years to grow.
I recommend making the time to get a colonoscopy because small polyps are removed at that time. Once they grow, it’s surgery then possibly 6 months of chemotherapy. Many colon tumors show no symptoms.
On a side note, my tumor was making me anemic and my Apple Watch was telling me my Cardio Fitness was decreasing, which wasn’t physically noticeable on my walks until recently.
- everybodyknows 2y ago> stool-based test about 6 years ago Current guidance is to repeat the test every year.
- melling 2y agoHow early can it detect colon cancer? The thing is avoiding surgery requires catching the tumor when it’s a small polyp. You get chemotherapy if your tumor reaches a lymph node. I think the tests are great but the colonoscopy was a breeze compared to what comes after you find a tumor. These tests can be taken before colonoscopies are recommended Also, for some reason colon cancer is increasing in young people so definitely use these tests but still get that colonoscopy when the time comes. https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young...
- stubish 2y agoAustralia offers stool tests (fecal occult blood test) every 2 years starting at 45. The increased frequency may help. But yes, you can't ignore other symptoms and I hadn't realized the false-negative rate was that high. Hope you have seen the last of your cancer!
- shiroiushi 2y agoHere in Japan, stool tests are done every year at that age as part of the required health check.
- bamboozled 2y agoThese wearables have a crazy amount of potential when it comes to health. It's phenomenal you had this extra data point
- vibrio 2y agoI wish you clean margins and a speedy recovery. The Cardio fitness tracking change is interesting. Is that the VO2 max? By how much did it change over what time frame? Had the clinician(s) seen or heard of that before?
- melling 2y agoYes, it’s VO2 max. Don’t want to give my numbers but I reached low ability. I’m mainly a walker. The hills started to get difficult. I had a persistent cough that never went away after a winter cold, and shortness of breath. Now think the cough was actually caused by iron deficiency but I’m not a doctor. Went to an ENT, pulmonologist, and GI before we tracked down the issue. No one bought into the Apple Watch numbers. I researched it on the Internet and no one really knows how it’s calculated. It could have been any number of issues. I’ll add being anemic to the possibilities.
- theGnuMe 2y agoWhat apple watch do you have? Also wishing you an uneventful and speedy recovery.
- melling 2y agoThe latest model from last fall.