In this study, the performance characteristics of the immunochemical test were superior to those of the Hemoccult II guaiac-based test. Note, however, that Hemoccult II is less sensitive than the ...

Although European controlled trials of screening with a nonrehydrated guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) have shown it reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, real-world results could differ ...

In this era of skyrocketing health-care costs, how many serial stool guaiac tests would a patient have to have in order to obtain results equivalent to screening colonoscopy for colorectal cancer?

TESTS for blood in the stool vary in sensitivity; it is generally agreed that the unmodified benzidine test gives a positive reaction if the patient has eaten meat, but the guaiac test is not ...

AN EVALUATION of the importance of routine stool testing in the internist's office for occult blood was made by reviewing 1600 consecutive office records of new patients. Stool specimens brought to ...

October 9, 2008 — Stool DNA testing is a new approach to screening for colorectal cancer, but it is an evolving technology. A study has found that the first-generation stool DNA test (SDT-1) is not ...

Q: I just had a physical and my doctor did a new test in the office to check for blood in my stool. He said that the test we’ve been doing for years isn’t very good. Can you explain what he meant by ...

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, with over 1.9 million new cases in 2020, and is also the third most common cause of cancer-related mortality. 1 Colorectal cancer rates are ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends colorectal cancer screening for all adults starting at age 45. After age 75, the task force recommends talking with your health care team to decide ...

The positive predictive value for colorectal cancer of second round fecal immunochemical testing is half that of first round testing, according to a study reported in Oncology Report. The findings, ...