28 Feb Exact Sciences Launches Riskguard™ Hereditary Cancer Test
Exact Sciences Corp., a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced the launch of the Riskguard™ hereditary cancer test in the United States. The Riskguard test provides an individualized patient report that includes gene specific and familial risks using a simple blood or saliva sample for 10 common cancers, including colorectal, breast, prostate, skin, ovarian, endometrial, pancreatic, gastric, kidney and endocrine.
“Riskguard is a genetic test that can help patients understand their risk of developing certain cancers to inform screening, treatment and risks to other family members,” said Brandie Leach, MS, CGC, Senior Director, Medical Affairs at Exact Sciences and former head of a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center’s Hereditary Cancer program. “We believe that helping people to identify their risks – and take informed actions to reduce those risks – is a crucial step to help eradicate cancer and the suffering it causes. This will become an increasingly important tool in the primary care setting as well. Offering more effective personalized screening solutions supports Exact Sciences’ commitment to help detect cancer earlier.”