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American Cancer Society Recommends Guardant Health’s Shield Blood Test in Updated Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

$GHPress releaseMay 27, 2026, 7:48 AM ETRead the release

Guardant Health’s FDA-approved Shield blood test has been included in the updated American Cancer Society (ACS) Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines. The guidelines recommend Shield as a new option for the more than 50 million eligible Americans who are not up to date with screening, particularly those who decline stool-based or visual exams.

Key figures

Drug Name
Shield
Eligible population
50 million
Sensitivity stage 2 plus
100%
Screening completion rate
90%
Patients tested real world
200,000

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