(NEXSTAR) — An unexpected delivery at your door may not always be an unwelcome surprise — just ask one Kentucky boy about the thousands of dollars worth of lollipops that arrived at his home earlier this year.

An unanticipated colon cancer screening test may not be as sweet. A Minnesota man experienced just that recently when, despite having his colon removed as a child, he received a Cologuard testing kit with a note that said it was "recommended" by his provider. He told USA Today that he took the test, which prompted confusion and further testing that determined his kit had likely produced a false positive.

A member of the man’s care team, Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam, a practicing gastroenterologist at MNGI Digestive Health in Minneapolis and president & board chair of the Digestive Health Physicians Association, wrote in an opinion piece that appeared on Nexstar’s The Hill that the man is not alone.

“I’ve heard from colleagues in many states that they have patients who received a........

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