• wjrii@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      Those only detect actual cancer. Getting the butt probe can also find ulcers and pre-cancerous polyps.

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      These are not the same thing. Yearly health checks in Japan usually collect two stool samples. I actually was ordered to get a colonoscopy because of the results of those tests to look for things.