Exact Sciences Highlights The Opportunity To Seek Screening With Cologuard® Through Telehealth

MADISON, Wis., April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corp. EXAS today announced it would be devoting significant patient education resources toward the ability to request Cologuard® online through a telehealth provider. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people are staying home to avoid spreading the virus. Telehealth offers a way to screen more people at home, even during a public health crisis.

"Cancer doesn't stop for anything. As the country faces a pandemic, we are letting people know they can request Cologuard online from a health care provider, without an office visit," said Kevin Conroy, Exact Sciences chairman and CEO. "While Americans are at home trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their communities, they can address another pressing public health issue and get screened for colorectal cancer."

Colorectal cancer, the second leading cancer killer in the U.S.,¹ is more treatable when detected early, making timely screening essential. ² Despite this, an estimated 53,000 Americans will die this year from colorectal cancer.¹ As the only FDA-approved stool DNA test for colorectal cancer, Cologuard found 92% of all colorectal cancers,³ including 94% in stages I and II⁴ in a large clinical study of patients 50 and older. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends Cologuard as a screening test for average risk patients.⁵ Patients can use Cologuard without any preparation or changes in diet and medication. The Cologuard collection kit is delivered to a patient's door, and home pick-up can be scheduled by calling Exact Sciences Laboratories' 24/7 Customer Care Center at 1-844-870-8870. Test results are provided to the ordering physician in approximately 14 days.

People can visit Cologuardtest.com to learn more about telehealth options for their screening needs, including how telehealth providers can review patient information and risk factors and, if appropriate, prescribe Cologuard. Cologuard is intended to screen adults 45 years of age or older, who are at average risk for colorectal cancer.  It is not a replacement for colonoscopy in high-risk individuals. Cologuard is available by prescription only.

Any positive Cologuard test result should be referred for a diagnostic colonoscopy. Recognizing it may be challenging to schedule a follow-up colonoscopy immediately during the COVID-19 pandemic, Exact Sciences is actively exploring ways we may be able to support patients as they navigate those next steps.

Exact Sciences' testing labs remain operational at this time. Business continuity plans are in place at all sites to help sustain operations and ensure continuity of service for patients during this unprecedented time. Customer Care teams are available 24/7 to help patients complete their Cologuard collection kit and schedule an at-home pick-up by calling 1-844-870-8870. Cologuard kits can also be dropped at any UPS location.

Media Contact:
Cara Connelly, cconnelly@exactsciences.com, 614-302-5622

Investor Contact:
Megan Jones, meganjones@exactsciences.com, 608-535-8815

About Exact Sciences Corp.
A leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, Exact Sciences relentlessly pursues smarter solutions providing the clarity to take life-changing action, earlier. Building on the success of Cologuard and Oncotype DX, Exact Sciences is investing in its product pipeline to take on some of the deadliest cancers and improve patient care. Exact Sciences unites visionary collaborators to help advance the fight against cancer. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.exactsciences.com, follow Exact Sciences on Twitter @ExactSciences, or find Exact Sciences on Facebook.

About Cologuard
Cologuard was approved by the FDA in August 2014, and results from Exact Sciences' prospective 90-site, point-in-time, 10,000-patient pivotal trial in adults 50 years of age or older were published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March 2014. Cologuard is included in the American Cancer Society's (2018) colorectal cancer screening guidelines and the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2016) and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (2016). Cologuard is indicated to screen adults 45 years of age and older who are at average risk for colorectal cancer by detecting certain DNA markers and blood in the stool. Do not use Cologuard if you have had precancer, have inflammatory bowel disease and certain hereditary syndromes, or have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer. Cologuard is not a replacement for colonoscopy in high risk patients. Cologuard performance in adults ages 45-49 is estimated based on a large clinical study of patients 50 and older. Cologuard performance in repeat testing has not been evaluated.

The Cologuard test result should be interpreted with caution. A positive test result does not confirm the presence of cancer. Patients with a positive test result should be referred for diagnostic colonoscopy. A negative test result does not confirm the absence of cancer. Patients with a negative test result should discuss with their doctor when they need to be tested again.

Medicare and most major insurers cover Cologuard. For more information about Cologuard, visit www.cologuardtest.com. Rx Only.

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Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: uncertainties associated with COVID-19, including its possible effects on our operations and the demand for our products and services; our ability to efficiently and flexibly manage our business amid uncertainties related to COVID-19; our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the success of our efforts to facilitate patient access to Cologuard via telehealth, the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover our products and services and adequately reimburse us for such products and services; the amount and nature of competition in the cancer detection, treatment guidance and monitoring space; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any law, rule, order, interpretation or policy relating to the healthcare system, including without limitation as a result of any judicial, executive or legislative action; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services and assess potential market opportunities; our ability to effectively utilize strategic partnerships, such as through our Promotion Agreement with Pfizer, Inc., and acquisitions; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; our ability to manage an international business and our expectations regarding our international expansion and opportunities; the potential effects of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and our efforts to hedge such effects; the possibility that the anticipated benefits from our combination with Genomic Health cannot be realized in full or at all or may take longer to realize than expected; the possibility that costs or difficulties related to the integration of Genomic Health's operations will be greater than expected and the possibility of disruptions to our business during integration efforts and strain on management time and resources; the outcome of any litigation, government investigations, enforcement actions or other legal proceedings; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. 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