May 23 (Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended for the approval of Guardant Health's blood test to detect a cancer that begins in the colon or rectum.

The panel voted seven-to-two in favor of benefits outweighing risks when using the test called Shield for colorectal cancer. (Reporting by Puyaan Singh and Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)