Nothing elicits a groan from patients as quickly as discussion of uncomfortable screening procedures. Yet those discussions must take place. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the ...

Objective: To assess patient preferences for 1 of the recommended colorectal cancer screening options or stool DNA testing (sDNA), a novel noninvasive screening test. Study Design: Cross-sectional ...

TO THE EDITORS:In the July issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, Schroy et al 1 reported on preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests in relation to currently recommended ...

1. A Single Office-Based Stool Blood Test (FOBT) Is a Poor, but Often Used, Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer Two articles and an editorial in the Jan. 18, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine discuss ...

P<0.05 is of statistical significance. ASA, acetylsalicylic acid; CI, confidence interval; FOBT, fecal occult blood test; g-FOBT, guaiac FOBT; i-FOBT, immunochemical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received a positive fecal occult blood test as an initial screening for colorectal cancer may need ...

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 ...

Fecal occult-blood testing (FOBT) is a noninvasive, effective means of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). The SENSITIVITY of this technique is suboptimal, however, and identification of a simple, ...

Stool-based tests for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening show no significant difference in detecting advanced neoplasia overall, but for advanced serrated lesions specifically, the multitarget stool ...

Direct-to-consumer advertising in oncology: A content analysis of print media No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Evaluating the clinical utility of universal screening to identify Lynch syndrome in stage III/III colorectal cancer patients: A prospective observational study in Japan. ACPS Stage RFS/PFS Hazard ...

Since parallel testing generally enhances sensitivity of single testing, it is possible that the addition of faecal albumin detection to IFOBT might improve sensitivity as compared to the detection of ...