Exact Sciences Shares Rise Sharply on New Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation

May 30, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Shares of Exact Sciences rose as much as nearly 13 percent today after the American Cancer Society updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines to recommend screening for people at average risk of the disease starting at age 45.

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