Medical company ships unwanted cancer tests to homes, sparking anger and privacy concerns

In a troubling intersection of aggressive medical marketing and privacy concerns, thousands of Americans are receiving unrequested colon cancer screening tests at their doorsteps – a practice that has triggered consumer complaints nationwide. While colon cancer is expected to take more than 105,000 American lives this year – approximately 280 people every day – some consumers are raising alarms about the aggressive distribution tactics of Exact Sciences, maker of the Cologuard home testing kit. “I open the box and I realize it’s the Cologuard test,” said Nancy DeLapa, who discovered an unwanted medical testing kit on her doorstep. “Now how would they know if it’s time to screen? I don’t know... It’s actually not time for me to screen.”