People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study ...

All eligible individuals were asked to provide one or two FITs on stool from one or two bowel ... Taking colonoscopy as the reference test, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative ...

Older adults on Medicare Advantage had improved adherence and odds of a test return when a stool test was mailed to them for ...

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 ...

Lowering the positivity threshold for a high-quality fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can increase sensitivity of noninvasive screening for colorectal cancer in a more economical way. FITs are ...

The purpose of the instructional guides is to: Increase the proportion of patients who return their fecal immunochemical test to the HHS laboratory staff. Increase the proportion of patients who ...

The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities in rural ...

researchers examined the effect of having a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical test for cancer markers. Based on data from more than 595,000 patients, they found that ...

Researchers sought to determine trends in participation and detection of CRC in multiround FIT-based CRC screening.

FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test) is a test that looks for blood in a sample of your poo. It looks for tiny traces of blood that you might not be able to see, and which could be a sign of cancer.

They've been printed, they're ready to go, but we deliver them by letter mail," said Marvin Ryder, a professor with McMaster ...