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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Cologuard and the fecal immunochemical test, or FIT. The first of two new blood tests could hit the market in 2024 and could ...

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.

25 in JAMA Network Open. The kit, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), uses antibodies to detect blood in stool. This blood is an early warning sign of colon cancer, and those who test positive 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 ...