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 ...

Colorectal cancer is becoming a growing concern, especially as its impact shifts to a younger population. In fact, it is now ...

Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) This test uses a chemical to look for hidden (occult) blood in your stool, which can be a sign of colorectal cancer. You have to do it every year.

There's a new blood test to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new study found it's not as effective as a colonoscopy or ...

The pulse oximeter, a device that measures the degree to which red blood cells are saturated with oxygen, is one of healthcare’s most fundamental tools.

The fecal immunochemical test, also known as FIT, is used to screen for colorectal cancer. The FIT is performed the same way as the traditional fecal occult blood test without following a special diet ...

These include fecal occult blood testing and multi-target stool DNA tests, which examine stool samples for signs of colorectal cancer, and flexible sigmoidoscopy, which only examines part of the colon ...

I think it’s really important to make sure people are getting screened appropriately,” he said. That can generally be done ...

There are also stool tests that can be performed annually in the comfort of your home such as the fecal occult blood test and the fecal immunochemical test. If a virtual colonoscopy or stool test ...

Background: A 56-year-old male with a history of excess alcohol consumption for over 10 years and type 2 diabetes mellitus (diagnosed 14 years previously) presented to the accident and emergency ...

She concluded that the ministry recommends that people aged 50 to 74 perform a fecal occult blood test once a year, and if the test is positive, they undergo a colonoscopy. For those at high risk ...