Source: NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 11/13/20


The envelopes that may hold the key to detecting colorectal cancer early are unremarkable. Slim but large, they could just as easily hold a medical bill or the details of a new insurance policy. Instead, the paper envelopes hold tools that are reminiscent of art supplies: a wand or brushes, maybe a card and a prepaid business envelope, the type that you might use to pay a bill. This inexpensive setup doesn’t sound like much, but it may hold the key to detecting colon cancer by tracing hidden blood in the feces of patients who won’t, or more likely can’t, get a colonoscopy.

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