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 ...

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

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 positive predictive value for colorectal cancer of second round fecal immunochemical testing is half that of first round testing, according to a study reported in Oncology Report. The findings, ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

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 ...

In this era of skyrocketing health-care costs, how many serial stool guaiac tests would a patient have to have in order to obtain results equivalent to screening colonoscopy for colorectal cancer?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual fecal immunochemical testing was the most effective and cheapest CRC screening method for underserved ...

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 ...