Colon Cancer Infographic
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and it is an ideal time to get candid about the third most common cancer diagnosed among men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2016, over 95,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Colon Cancer, and of those diagnosed, over half will die from Colon Cancer. Colon cancer normally develops from polyps in the large intestines. Colon cancer screening or the Colorectal Cancer Test helps save lives by detecting polyps early so they can be removed before they become cancerous. Early detection through screening is invaluable and continues to play a pivotal role in the lives of over 1 million colorectal cancer survivors across the nation. Visit our online store to purchase a Instant-view®...
Why Saliva Testing?
Over the last several years the interest in Saliva testing, otherwise known as Oral Fluid testing, has grown. With its inception first in lab based testing, many rapid diagnostic test manufacturers saw an opportunity to develop tests that could provide results in as little as 5 minutes, much the same way urine tests do. But in many ways Oral Fluid (Saliva) testing has advantages over the traditional urine-based testing:
• It is difficult to adulterate
• Eliminates shy bladder issues
• Is a good indicator of recent drug usage
• Collections can be observed without having to worry about donor privacy issues
• Can be used anytime, anywhere since it does not require special collection facilities
CLIA Waived Testing Explained
What Is CLIA? Often we are asked by distributors why it is important for a test to be CLIA-Waived. Well to answer that question it is first best to explain what CLIA stands for. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 specifies that laboratory requirements must be based on the complexity of the test performed. As a result, they established provisions for categorizing a test as Waived. If tests meet the requirements set by this statute, then they may be waived from regulatory oversight. On February 28, 1992, regulations were published to implement CLIA. Waived tests were defined as simple laboratory procedures that are cleared by the FDA for home use and that incorporate methodologies that are so easy and accurate that it is unlikely that...