Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased use of fecal immunochemical testing correlated with more colorectal cancer screenings and early-stage ...

Screening with fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) lowers the risk of dying from colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open. Chyke A. Doubeni, M.D., from ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive fecal immunochemical testing is an effective alternative to colonoscopy and stool blood-based ...

Targeted interventions by patient characteristics to improve fecal immunochemical test completion could reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening and improve overall compliance with screening ...

In DID analysis, the rate of incidence was reduced by 0.34 cases per person-years in the screening group as compared with the historical FIT screening group (rate ratio [RR], 0.08 [95% CI, 0.07 to ...

John Crouchley lost about 5st (32kg) after experiencing digestive problems, before his diagnosis.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed in both men and women, but many people who should get tested aren't. New research shows home testing is a good option and ...

NHS England is overhauling its screening method, as the threshold for further investigation after a faecal immunochemical ...

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 ...

A new study found fecal immunochemical testing is more effective than guaiac fecal occult blood testing and is often performed at a lower cost, according to findings published by the Journal of the ...

About The Study: In this nested case-control study, completing fecal immunochemical test was associated with a lower risk of overall death from colorectal cancer, particularly in the left colon, and ...