A new study analysed the efficacy of blood tests versus colonoscopies and stool tests in identifying early-stage CRC. Read ...

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

Let’s start with the cheapest, the yearly FIT, or fecal immunochemical test, which looks for fecal blood that might be caused ...

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.

It is a common experience that gastrointestinal symptoms urge us to differentiate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from functional disorders. Furthermore, in patients with proven IBD the disease ...

Rectal examination should be performed, assessing rectal tone to rule out neurological compromise, to feel for the presence of hard or impacted stool, and to test for fecal occult blood ...

The main causal food is cow's milk. Blood tests, stool analysis and atopy patch test may help diagnosis, but confirmed diagnosis is obtained by biopsy, elimination diet and food challenges.

A team of researchers have applied a novel blood test that can detect early signs of potentially fatal lung damage in cancer ...

New study introduces a simple blood test to detect early lung damage in cancer patients receiving novel therapy with antibody ...

Blood in your stool may be due to a number of factors, such as straining to poop, anal fissures, and hemorrhoids. Treatment depends on the specific cause of your constipation and bleeding.

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)in Australia have found a new way to predict a subset of patients ...

Then, there’s the placement of the blood to consider. Blood from colon cancer is more likely to be mixed into the stool than that from a haemorrhoid, “giving the stool a darker or streaked ...