TESTS for blood in the stool vary in sensitivity; it is generally agreed that the unmodified benzidine test gives a positive reaction if the patient has eaten meat, but the guaiac test is not ...

Is it time for you to begin screening for colorectal cancer? Screening looks for signs of cancer in someone who doesn’t have any symptoms. The idea is that by catching cancer early, before it spreads, ...

Targeted interventions by patient characteristics to improve fecal immunochemical test completion could reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening and improve overall compliance with screening ...

June 8, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) – Detection of "long DNA" in the stool, when combined with fecal occult blood testing, detects colorectal cancers with a specificity of 90%. This approach is "among ...

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

Although European controlled trials of screening with a nonrehydrated guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) have shown it reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, real-world results could differ ...

AN EVALUATION of the importance of routine stool testing in the internist's office for occult blood was made by reviewing 1600 consecutive office records of new patients. Stool specimens brought to ...

colon cancer colorectal CA Positive guaiac fecal occult blood test result linked to increased risk of death from circulatory, respiratory, other diseases. HealthDay News — Individuals with a positive ...

Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death following lung cancer[1], but it is one of the most preventable cancers — if you get screened. A colon cancer screening allows your ...