The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms. The findings, reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, ...

The immunochemical fecal occult blood test is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal tract, confirms a new study. The immunochemical fecal occult ...

The cutoff of semi-quantitative immunochemical faecal occult blood tests (iFOBTs) influences colonoscopy referrals and detection rates. We studied the performance of an iFOBT (OC-Sensor) in colorectal ...

Background: Abdominal complaints are common reasons for contacting primary care physicians, and it can be challenging for general practitioners (GPs) to identify patients with suspected colorectal ...

Faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) are widely used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Blood-based inflammatory markers have been suggested as alternative or supplementary non-invasive CRC screening ...

July 7, 2010 — Immunochemical fecal occult blood tests (iFOBTs) that take place in the summer are 17% less likely to be positive than those that occur in the winter, according to new research ...

Inexpensive faecal occult blood tests (FOBT) are effective for colon cancer screening, a study confirms. Advances in the stool tests in recent years have made them more effective. The newer ...

For the product overview/demonstration there will be an introduction to who Sekisui Diagnostic is, followed by a brief introduction to the point of care product line. The main focus will however be ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The inexpensive tests that look for hidden blood in a person's stool are effective for colon cancer screening, a study out Tuesday confirms. The findings, reported in the ...

The immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, confirms a study in CMAJ (Canadian ...