More than 75 percent of primary care physicians in the United States who order or perform the fecal occult blood test as a screening option for colorectal cancer perform an in-office test rather than ...

Direct mailing of fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits combined with follow-up reminders increases adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines, according to a new study published in the May 19 ...

Last Monday I got my “At-Home Stool Test Kit” in the mail. This test is called “fecal immunochemical tests” (FITs). This test is done at home and detects tiny amounts of blood in your stool, which is ...

TO THE EDITORS:In the July issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, Schroy et al 1 reported on preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests in relation to currently recommended ...

Evaluating the clinical utility of universal screening to identify Lynch syndrome in stage III/III colorectal cancer patients: A prospective observational study in Japan. ACPS Stage RFS/PFS Hazard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it time for you to begin screening for colorectal cancer? Screening looks for signs of cancer in someone who doesn't have any ...

A man aged 52 years has a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) just two years out from a normal colonoscopy screening. He has no GI symptoms, does not take aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...

Correlation of quantitative total HER2 expression and HER2 homodimers with histopathologic characteristics of breast cancers in the FinHer study No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Since parallel testing generally enhances sensitivity of single testing, it is possible that the addition of faecal albumin detection to IFOBT might improve sensitivity as compared to the detection of ...