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- Anyone have a positive Cologuard test? - Mayo Clinic Connect
I know that getting a positive result from your Cologuard test is hard You're probably worried But try to not worry until further investigations are done It is possible that the Cologuard result is a false-positive, meaning there is no pre-cancer or cancer present It may only signify that you have a benign polyp or pre-cancerous polyp
- Cologuard positive. Can I have a colonoscopy 8 months after radiation?
Yesterday I found out my Cologuard test result for colorectal cancer was positive I'm 73 years old, no history of colorectal cancer Previous Cologuard test three years ago was negative Gleason 9 diagnosed in August 2024, limited to prostate, finished 28 sessions of IMRT radiation early April 2025, been on Orgovyx since that time Blood results two weeks ago: PSA less than 0 04, testosterone
- Cologuard home test kit for colon cancer screening
Cologuard is a screening test, not a diagnostic test - it's relatively cheap, easy, fast, but is inaccurate If you have a history of cancer in your family, some physicians recommend skipping the Cologuard and doing the colonoscopy without a preceding Cologuard
- How to get a colonoscopy scheduled promptly? - Mayo Clinic Connect
Just for reference - from positive Cologuard results to colonoscopy was almost 13 weeks (Christmas and New Years breaks included) and my surgery was 5 weeks later, chemo was started about 7 weeks after surgery, if I recall correctly
- Anyone have a Cologuard false negative? - Mayo Clinic Connect
Anyone has Cologuard false negative? Got negative result but diagnosed with CRC within 3 years of next Cologuard screening? Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Colorectal Cancer Support Group
- Just diagnosed: Surgery not an option, looking for hope
I had been doing Cologuard for 4 or 5 years instead of a colonoscopy, because I live by myself and had no one in my life who would be able to drive me stay at the hospital for the appointment, and it was negative every time
- Cologuard and Colonoscopy came back positive: Waiting for my plan
Did a Colorguard test Came back positive Had colonoscopy last week Found flat polyp at base of colon and appendix Waiting for biopsy Was scraped according to the doctor Could not be removed safely See doctor in 4 weeks Looking at what my options could be Any ideas from others Thanks
- Tortuous Colon - Insight from a great GI doc - Mayo Clinic Connect
John, there is a blood test now, and Cologuard, as second-best options to a colonscopy, but colonoscopies are the gold standard I don't know what a failed colonoscopy means
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