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Patient access to data from the clinical lab is increasing. What does this mean for those generating it?
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Patient access to data from the clinical lab is increasing. What does this mean for those generating it?
September was an eventful month for one of the hottest products on the consumer genetic test market, the Cologuard multi-target stool DNA test (mtSDNA) for colorectal cancer screening produced by Exact Sciences. The month started badly with the release of a CMS-sponsored research report finding Cologuard “less effective and considerably more costly” than alternatives. Although Exact Sciences quickly criticized the report and its analytical methodology, its stock took a beating.