Has anyone tried CancerGuard?

[Anonymous]

Made by the makers of cologuard? It’s about &700 and the research results on it seem not bad. It doesn’t catch everything but it seems like it catches enough thinks to make it worth it. If it pops positive, I guess you then need scans to figure out what kind of cancer it is.

[Anonymous]

Not ready for prime time.

They will get rich by exploiting people’s anxieties.

You would be better off following the evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening and cancer prevention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not ready for prime time.

They will get rich by exploiting people’s anxieties.

You would be better off following the evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening and cancer prevention.

This. Cologuard is also not terribly helpful in catching precancerous polyps and there's a concern about false sense of security with it. You want to catch these things before they actually get cancerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Made by the makers of cologuard? It’s about &700 and the research results on it seem not bad. It doesn’t catch everything but it seems like it catches enough thinks to make it worth it. If it pops positive, I guess you then need scans to figure out what kind of cancer it is.

I spent a long time comparing the CancerGuard with the (slightly more expensive) Galleri test, and chose the Galleri test. Neither are generally covered by insurance -- and follow-up scans might not be covered even if the blood tests are positive!

[Anonymous]

If it’s called CancerGuard it should prevent cancer. Like ScotchGard.

[Anonymous]

I heard that some insurance, including for the military, will start covering the Galleri test this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ready for prime time.

They will get rich by exploiting people’s anxieties.

You would be better off following the evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening and cancer prevention.

This. Cologuard is also not terribly helpful in catching precancerous polyps and there's a concern about false sense of security with it. You want to catch these things before they actually get cancerous.

As my neighbor was dying of colon cancer he told me never to trust the poop test.

[Anonymous]

My gastro told me that cologuard misses about 20% of colon cancers.

[Anonymous]

I’m planning to get Galleri when I turn 50. I get that for a population we don’t yet know if it makes sense but I’m an N of 1 and can afford it.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all. To be clear this is different than cologuard in that it scans for a range of cancers as to which there are not currently any tests recommended/available. Having now known several people who died of pancreatic cancer that was not diagnosed until it had spread to other organs, I would be willing to pay $600/yr for them to run a blood test even if it only catches half of these cancers. The clinical data indicates that Galleri for instance will catch 83% of pancreatic cancers, and 83% of ovarian cancers (also typically asymptomatic). It looks like it doesn’t do so well on prostate, kidney, uterine or breast cancers, catching less than 30% of those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My gastro told me that cologuard misses about 20% of colon cancers.

It's more like 8% v 5% for colonoscopy, and it's lower for younger adults (45-49).

There is apparently Cologuard Plus which has fewer false negatives and some other advantages.

Given that it is so easy to do, I think it makes a lot of sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks all. To be clear this is different than cologuard in that it scans for a range of cancers as to which there are not currently any tests recommended/available. Having now known several people who died of pancreatic cancer that was not diagnosed until it had spread to other organs, I would be willing to pay $600/yr for them to run a blood test even if it only catches half of these cancers. The clinical data indicates that Galleri for instance will catch 83% of pancreatic cancers, and 83% of ovarian cancers (also typically asymptomatic). It looks like it doesn’t do so well on prostate, kidney, uterine or breast cancers, catching less than 30% of those.

The problem with pancreatic cancer is it does not matter when you catch it. It can go from stage 1 to 4 in a couple months and most people are not lucky enough to survive past a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My gastro told me that cologuard misses about 20% of colon cancers.

It's more like 8% v 5% for colonoscopy, and it's lower for younger adults (45-49).

There is apparently Cologuard Plus which has fewer false negatives and some other advantages.

Given that it is so easy to do, I think it makes a lot of sense.

My Dr also said useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ready for prime time.

They will get rich by exploiting people’s anxieties.

You would be better off following the evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening and cancer prevention.

This. Cologuard is also not terribly helpful in catching precancerous polyps and there's a concern about false sense of security with it. You want to catch these things before they actually get cancerous.

As my neighbor was dying of colon cancer he told me never to trust the poop test.

Cologuard is actually great for the people who can’t be convinced to do a colonoscopy. I had a family member who was one of those people, had them before and decided she was done, not worth it to her. Her doctor convinced her to at least do Cologuard. The Cologuard did pop positive, and she did have numerous precancerous polyps, and now she goes for regular colonoscopies.

[Anonymous]

i think Galleri more popular