Choice of fecal
occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening: recommendations based on performance characteristics in population studies: a WHO (World Health Organization) and OMED (World Organization for Digestive Endoscopy) report.
Levi et al., "Cumulative evaluation of a quantitative immunochemical fecal
occult blood test to determine its optimal clinical use," Cancer, vol.
When compared to colonoscopies done every ten years, high-sensitivity fecal
occult blood tests performed every year showed similar benefits in detecting colorectal cancers.
Comparison between a guaiac and three immunochemical faecal
occult blood tests in screening for colorectal cancer.
After applying the multivariate model and adjustment, occupation, educational level and having a high perceived level of emotional stress remain predictors of performing fecal
occult blood test.
More recently, the replacement of G-FOBT by immunochemical fecal
occult blood tests (FITs) has gained acceptance in the literature.
The most commonly used guaiac-based fecal
occult blood tests (gFOBTs), such as Hemoccult II, have relatively low test sensitivity, meaning that a single application of the test has somewhat less than a 50% chance of detecting cancer.
The one test that doesn't require prep is a fecal
occult blood test. With this test, you collect stool samples, which are tested for breakdown products of blood in stool.
Based on my age (53) and sex, my doctor recommended blood pressure screening (the nurse had already taken care of that), a blood test for cholesterol, fecal
occult blood test for colon cancer, a colonoscopy (also for colon cancer), mammography for breast cancer, DEXA bone scan for osteoporosis and an EKG for....
The three main tests currently used for early detection of cancer in men are the serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, the fecal
occult blood test (FOBT) and clinical whole body skin examination.
He had seen my colleague, who had done a faecal
occult blood test. I looked through the man's file and, sure enough, the result was there and was positive.