Using wastewater for population-level colorectal cancer surveillance: a future research agenda
Our data provide proof of principle for a novel application of wastewater surveillance to track potential cancer burden. We demonstrate that CDH1 is detectable in wastewater, potentially accelerating the development of this approach for epidemiological studies. Further investigation with additional samples and closer alignment with documented case activity will be necessary in future population-level CRC surveillance research.
Authors
- Ted Smith
- Erica K. Barnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-1201)
- Elizabeth M. Wurtzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5322-808X)
- Allie Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-7424)
- Natalie Dupré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4587-0467)
- Donald J. Biddle
- Sandy Kavalukas
- C. Anne Morrison
- Clayton Grass
- Rochelle H Holm
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Missouri–St. Louis (US)
- Taiwan Geographic Information Center (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2025-224253
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00