A Study of a Urine Test to Detect Colorectal Cancer

Determining the Success of a Urine Metabolite Point-of-care Colorectal Cancer Early Diagnosis Test in Africa

The purpose of this study is to find out whether a urine test can detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and precancerous polyps in participants living in Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient presents with one of the following:

  • Patients with symptoms of CRC (such as rectal bleeding for a week) -OR-

  • Patients who present for a screening colonoscopy -OR-

  • Has received one of the following within 3 weeks of the planned urine collection

    • Patients with a pathologic diagnosis of CRC either by colonoscopy or resection specimens -OR-
    • Patients with colonoscopy demonstrating adenomatous polyps -OR-
    • Patients with colonoscopy demonstrating no colon or premalignant or malignant pathology

• Age ≥ 18

• Willingness to participate in the study