Health on MSN1 个月
You Can Now Screen for Colorectal Cancer With a Blood Test—But Should You?
People can also choose stool tests, which they can do at home. There are two types: a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a ...
Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Content Men and women who are 50 years of age and older should have the FIT each year. The FIT checks for blood in the stool, which may be a sign of cancer. This test may be done privately at home. If ...
Dreading your colonoscopy? New tests give consumers more options and require less prep
Two stool tests already available are less expensive and easier to complete than a colonoscopy: Cologuard and the fecal ...
KAKE.com1 个月
Program Tripled Number of Completed At-Home Colon Cancer Tests
25 in JAMA Network Open. The kit, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), uses antibodies to detect blood in stool. This blood is an early warning sign of colon cancer, and those who test positive are ...