Shield

[Axtremus]

Should be cheaper than colonoscopy, right?
Would be silly for insurance to not cover this if this reduces cost compared to colonoscopy.

[Mik]

This was in testing when I was working for the Cologuard folks. I knew it would crush their cash cow.

But it’s still no more accurate and just as prone to false positives.

[George K]

@Mik said in Shield:

no more accurate and just as prone to false positives

What are the accuracy and false positive rates for Cologuard?

[jon-nyc]

I’ve got a cologuard kit here winking at me and reminder emails coming every few days.

[George K]

Last time I rode the black snake there were some polyps, so Cologuard and Shield are out of the question for me.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in Shield:

I’ve got a cologuard kit here winking at me and reminder emails coming every few days.

Me too. It’s easy, just… unpleasant is not the word I’m looking for..no fun.

[Mik]

@George-K said in Shield:

@Mik said in Shield:

no more accurate and just as prone to false positives

What are the accuracy and false positive rates for Cologuard?

About the same.

[George K]

@Mik said in Shield:

About the same.

Sorry, I looked at the article again - 87% accuracy and 10% false positive.

[Mik]

Cologuard detects 92% of cancers and has a 13 % false positive.

[George K]

@Mik said in Shield:

Cologuard detects 92% of cancers and has a 13 % false positive.

So about 1 out of 8 need to have a colonoscopy for followup.

[Jolly]

@George-K said in Shield:

Last time I rode the black snake there were some polyps, so Cologuard and Shield are out of the question for me.

Yep.