How would you feel if you were told, "Your fecal occult blood test was positive" during a health checkup or a municipal ...

The result of your fecal occult blood test is "positive".Thinking it might be colorectal cancer makes you anxious.However, it ...

Stool-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening involves a two-step approach for those with a positive test that includes a ...

A qualitative study of seventeen Alberta healthcare providers reveals that barriers to colonoscopy after a positive fecal ...

Higher endoscopist polyp detection rates are significantly associated with fewer negative colonoscopies after positive stool tests, suggesting the need for new detection benchmarks, researchers say.

A recent study found that patients who had a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) but didn’t follow through with a colonoscopy had a fourfold higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) than the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Colorectal cancer incidence was four times higher among those who did not complete follow-up colonoscopy after ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Screening for colorectal cancer presents a unique opportunity unavailable for most other types of cancers. Screening allows for the detection of both precancerous polyps and cancer, ...

Time for a rear-ality check. Colorectal cancer rates have been rising among adults younger than 50 since the 1990s, a troubling trend that has perplexed scientists. Because of the increase in cases, ...