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guaiac-based fecal occult blood test
Coverage of guaiac-based fecal occult blood test in the Nexus archive.
- A 37-year-old woman's colon cancer symptom was dismissed as part of pregnancy. Months later, she was diagnosed with stage 4.
Gabby Zappia, 37, experienced blood in her stool during pregnancy but was told it was hemorrhoids. Months later, after persistent symptoms, she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.