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 ...

Doctors often don't know why it happens, but they know some of the risk factors. A fecal occult blood test looks for signs of problems in your digestive system, such as a polyp or cancer in the ...

According to national cancer registration statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Central Cancer Registration Headquarters, colon cancer was the second most common cancer in ...

The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and the guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) are commonly used and should be done annually. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy: This test examines the lower part of ...

Another option is Guaiac-based fecal occult blood test or gFOBT. It’s another at-home test that uses a chemical reaction to look for blood in the stool. A third option is Cologuard. It’s also ...

Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT ... The researchers point out that the increased sensitivity of stool DNA test 2 was particularly noticeable for adenomas, although this test did produce more ...

Acute, bacterial diarrhea can be severe and, in some cases, life-threatening. The standard method with which to diagnose acute, infectious diarrhea is bacteriological culture; however, this ...

Sigmoidoscopy is another test similar to a colonoscopy but less invasive as it only looks at the lower part of the colon (sigmoid colon). The fecal occult blood test and fecal immunochemical test ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Colorectal Cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the U.S. but the good news is it’s very preventable with screening and very treatable when caught early. Recommended ...