Screening by faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) has been shown to be effective in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality (Mandel et al, 1993; Selby et al, 1993; Saito et al, 1995; Hardcastle et al ...

Fecal occult-blood testing (FOBT) is a noninvasive, effective means of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). The SENSITIVITY of this technique is suboptimal, however, and identification of a simple, ...

Background: HNPCC family members require special diagnostic and preventive treatment. Despite the colonoscopic examination at one-to-two-year intervals applied to these patients starting from their ...

Adherence rates of annual fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) for colorectal cancer increased in vulnerable populations with a multipart intervention. Bottom Line: A multipart intervention increased ...

More than 75 percent of primary care physicians in the United States who order or perform the fecal occult blood test as a screening option for colorectal cancer perform an in-office test rather than ...

Introduction We aimed to assess the incidence and demographics of interval cancers (cancers diagnosed within 2 years of a negative FOBT screening) in the eligible population of the East Midlands ...

This is a letter clarifying some points in an article published in the February 2016 issue of AJMC by Berger et al on colorectal cancer screening guidelines. The Cancer Intervention and Surveillance ...

The global GI stool testing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.37% during 2014-2019 The report, Global GI Stool Testing Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis ...