ColoAlert®
At home Advanced Bowel Cancer Screening Solution to detect DNA changes AND blood in the stool, which may indicate the presence of cancerous or precancerous growths in the bowel. UK MRHA approved
COLOALERT® - Bowel Cancer Screening Test
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Blood in stool (FIT)
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Cancer gene in stool (KRAS, BRAF)
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Cancer cells in stool (hDNA)
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Stool Sample
The American Cancer Society recommend that you start regular screening at the age of 45, or younger if you have a family history of bowel cancer.
Currently the NHS Bowel screening with FIT testing at 60yrs+ and there are no stool DNA testing currently available in the UK.
ColoAlert is Highly Accurate
- Sensitivity >85%
- Specificity >92%
Published papers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30336540/
7 days Laboratory days
(excluding transport time from UK To Germany which can vary from 1 day to a few days)
1. Order ColoAlert
2. Book DHL collection of sample
3. Produce sample
4. DHL collects sample and ships to labs
5. Results via password protected email
6. If you require discussion of your results then an extra charge of £45 for GP consultation with our UK based Partner clinic is available. Please email on info@bioxmedical.co.uk. Any abnormal results will be discussed free of charge.
CE IVDR Approved
Manufactured & processed by Global leaders Mainz BioMed (NASDAQ: MYNZ) develops market-ready molecular genetic diagnostic solutions for life-threatening conditions.
ISO15189 accredited and ISO 13485:2016 certified Laboratory based in Germany.
UK MRHA approved
Distributed in the UK by Biox Medical Ltd
COLOALERT® shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Classto your home
Sample is collected by DHL and shipped to our labs in Germany. Custom clearance will take a few days and sample be processed by lab in 7 days. All shipping costs included.
Shipment Options
Royal Mail's 1st Class service is a reliable and affordable way to send letters and parcels within the UK, with the aim of delivering them by the next working day, including Saturdays
Royal Mail 2nd Class is a service for sending less urgent mail, such as letters, postcards, and parcels, that aims to deliver within two to three working days, including Saturdays.
DHL Parcel delivery within the UK usually only takes 1 working day
We accept ColoAlert packages back for a full refund if it is returned within 14 days in an unused/undamaged condition. We cannot accept packages that has been damaged or used.
The kit must be used within 3 months otherwise stability and quality of the kit cannot be gauranteed and therefore void and cannot be refunded.
Pay online with secure online pay & paypal option available
ColoAlert can be claimed back from health insurance as a bowel cancer screening test (i.e BUPA, Geo Blue etc)
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) detects hidden blood in the stool which may indicate bowel cancer and can also be from more benign causes like Piles
Haptoglobin-haemoglobin complex (Hb-Hp) detects hidden blood in stool, more sensitive and superior than FIT alone as relatively stable during it transit through the bowels.
Mutated KRAS gene in the stool that is found in Bowel cancer and Bowel polyps and is related to poor survival and increased tumour aggressiveness
Mutated BRAF gene in the stool that is found in Bowel cancer and Bowel polyps and is related to poor survival
Quantification of human (h)DNA determines the relative amounts of human DNA in the stool. Increased concentrations of human DNA in stool samples are found in Bowel cancer samples.