Exact Sciences completes first of two cancer-screening firm acquisitions

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Exact Sciences Corp. completed its acquisition of cancer-screening firm Thrive Earlier Detection Corp., according to a company release.

The $2.17 billion acquisition of Thrive along with the $410 million purchase of Base Genomics advances Exact Sciences’ efforts to be a leader in blood-based cancer screening. Exact Sciences is known for its at-home colon cancer screening test Cologuard. 

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