A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common gastrointestinal cancer. In recent years CRC frequency and mortality have decreased slightly. 1 It is not clear whether this is because of changes in ...

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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.

Background: Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Aim: To asess ...

Abnormal results of guaiac fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) may flag a higher mortality risk that extends beyond death from colorectal cancer, a Scottish study showed. The study, which had as much as ...

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 ...

Objective: To assess patient preferences for 1 of the recommended colorectal cancer screening options or stool DNA testing (sDNA), a novel noninvasive screening test. Study Design: Cross-sectional ...

To best detect the presence of colorectal cancer, patients must undergo a colonoscopy – an invasive procedure that examines the rectum and entire colon. However, the exam is only performed once every ...