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Using wastewater for population colorectal cancer screening and future research needs

2025-01-24 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Individual screening is typically done with either a clinical stool-based test or direct clinical examination such as a colonoscopy. Given the low compliance with current screening recommendations and the high morbidity and mortality observed in areas with health disparities, we consider whether population-based testing using human RNA biomarkers in wastewater might...

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