Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries ...

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, ...

Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Detectable fecal hemoglobin is associated with death from a wide range of causes, not just colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new study published online July 16 in the journal Gut. "[Fecal ...

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'Invisible' blood detected in the stools is linked to a heightened risk of death from all causes, as well as from bowel cancer, reveals research published online in the journal Gut. 'Invisible' blood ...