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More Q/A Scenarios Clarify CRC Genetic Test Options

Published on Mon Dec 10, 2018

Learn the genes associated with colon cancer. Although fecal occult blood test (FOBT) lab tests and various surgical procedures such as colonoscopy have been the gold standard of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, newer, molecular methods are coming to the fore. Study the following questions and answers to add the molecular-testing angle to your lab-test coding toolbox. Recognize Molecular Tests Question: Are [...]
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