A standard test for colon cancer that looks for blood in the stool may turn up more risks than doctors or patients bargained for, researchers reported Monday. They found that patients who had hidden ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The question posed is an interesting one, and is commonly encountered in clinical practice. The issue revolves around a number of factors, and some clinical data are needed that are not presented. One ...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Among the General Population and Persons Living With HIV in Puerto Rico, 2000-2016 The median age of participants was 61 years ...

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 ...

Fecal occult-blood testing (FOBT) is a noninvasive, effective means of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). The SENSITIVITY of this technique is suboptimal, however, and identification of a simple, ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in Kentucky, and it often doesn't cause symptoms, especially in its early stages. Regular screening, beginning at age 45, is the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The presence of occult blood in feces is associated with increased risk of death from a number of causes in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers for colorectal cancer screening. However, fecal occult blood tests ...

To the Editor: Mandel and associates (Nov. 30 issue) 1 show that either annual or biennial fecal occult-blood testing significantly reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer. Their findings were ...