The number of colonoscopies needed to detect one person with advanced neoplasia was 5.1 for guaiac-positive patients but only 2.7 for immunochemical-test–positive patients. Colonoscopy revealed ...

Reaching the age of 40 to 65? It's crucial to regularly undergo medical check-ups. Here are the 14 most important ones you ...

fecal occult blood tests, liquid biopsies, and fecal immunochemical tests. With ~110 million Americans 45 years of age and ...

along with a fecal immunochemical test, also known as FIT, was superior to, about the same, or lesser than FIT alone. FIT tests are designed to screen for colon cancer by identifying occult blood ...

When patients of the Harris Health System have a positive FIT result, they are referred to a gastroenterologist for a colonoscopy. To help patients understand how to properly prepare for the procedure ...

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 ...