Fecal occult blood testing, a patient-administered test that is much less expensive than a colonoscopy, is a valid option for early detection of colon cancer, according to a report in the Canadian ...

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Routine screening with fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is associated with a decrease in colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Network Open.

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A new study conducted in the UK and published in Gut found blood detected in stool is associated with an increased risk of death from a wide range of causes, not just colorectal cancer. The ...

Fewer than half of adults have a follow-up colonoscopy within six months following an abnormal stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online March ...

Q: If a test showed blood in the stool, could this be caused by something eaten the day before? -- T.M., Lockport, N.Y. A: Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract can be caused by something as minor as ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

Joaquim M.B. Pinheiro, MD, MPH, David A. Clark, MD, Kathleen G. Benjamin, RNC, MSN, NNP Echevarria Ybarguengoitia, using bililabstix to prospectively evaluate occult hematochezia in 300 premature ...