More use home colon cancer tests, but skip crucial annual follow-up, Rutgers study says

A Rutgers University study found about half of those who use home-based colon cancer tests fail to retest annually, increasing their risk for undiagnosed cancers.

By: Lilo H. Stainton

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 21, 2026

Words: 429

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 2 days ago

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Home tests for colorectal cancer are increasingly popular, but about half of those who use them fail to follow up as recommended with annual rescreenings, according to a new Rutgers University study.

Dr. Ethan Halm, the lead author of the study published in June, examined a decades’ worth of data from nearly 500,000 patients ages 50 to 65 who used a fecal immunochemical test, or FIT test, to screen for colon cancer …

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