After age 50, regular screenings for colorectal cancer can be a lifesaver. But if you're too squeamish to undergo a colonoscopy, an annual fecal occult blood test, which looks for blood in your stool ...

Background: Abdominal complaints are common reasons for contacting primary care physicians, and it can be challenging for general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients with suspected colorectal ...

We evaluated the sensitivity for colorectal cancer (CRC) of the latex agglutination test (LAT), an immunochemical test routinely used in the Florence District screening programme since 2000.

In the UK, compliance with conventional faecal occult blood (FOB) tests such as HaemoccultR is about 50% in the general population. It has been postulated that characteristics of the performance of ...

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This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Immunochemical faecal occult blood tests (iFOBTs) have been shown to have higher sensitivity to detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and its ...

Fecal immunochemical testing resulted in higher colorectal cancer screening rates than did guaiac fecal occult blood tests, with less dependence on office visits. Using electronic medical records of ...

The question posed is an interesting one, and is commonly encountered in clinical practice. The issue revolves around a number of factors, and some clinical data are needed that are not presented. One ...

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Among the General Population and Persons Living With HIV in Puerto Rico, 2000-2016 The median age of participants was 61 years ...

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