May 20, 2003 (Orlando, Florida) — A brush-sampling fecal immunohistochemical test (FIT) for blood is better accepted by patients than the standard guaiac fecal occult blood test (FOBT), according to ...

A systematic search was conducted to retrieve studies that investigated the accuracy of FOBT in patients taking ASA or warfarin. We identified potential English-language sources from the Pubmed, ...

The need for mass screening of the general population for colorectal cancer is well established. However, there is no consensus on the best screening test. A recent study brings new data to clinicians ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The inexpensive stool tests commonly used to screen for colon cancer can be more effective, and much less costly, than newer tests that look for certain genetic markers in ...