Although considered a single class, fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) vary in their ability to detect advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) and should not be considered interchangeable, new research ...

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 ...

What Is a Fecal Occult Blood Test? The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) looks for the presence of blood in the feces, which may be a sign of a problem in your digestive system. The amount of blood in ...

We aimed to estimate the sensitivity (S) of this HemoccultII® test and and also mean sojourn time (MST) from French colorectal mass-screening programme data. 6 biennial screening rounds were performed ...

Although fecal occult-blood testing is the only available noninvasive screening method that reduces the risk of death from colorectal cancer, it has limited sensitivity. We compared an approach that ...

Colon cancer is the number two cancer killer in men and women who do not smoke. (Breast cancer is number one in women, while prostate cancer is number one in men). For decades now, scientists and ...

Animal protocols were approved by the Carnegie Mellon University IACUC. All mice received humane care in compliance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, published by the NIH.