Both colonoscopy and FOBT are options for CRC screening. For those at an average risk of developing CRC, screening should start at age 50 years. The 2 screening options most often selected are colonoscopy every 10 years and annual FOBT. While FOBT is noninvasive, if a positive result is found, then a colonoscopy is recommended. Over the course of multiple years of screening, false-positive FOBT...

BACKGROUND Although colorectal cancer (CRC) prognosis is improved by early diagnosis, screening rates remain low. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of an automated telephone intervention on completion of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT). RESEARCH DESIGN In this randomized controlled trial conducted at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, 5905 eligi...

BACKGROUND Screening with a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) has been shown to reduce colorectal cancer mortality in controlled trials. Recently, Medicare approved payment for FOBT screening. We evaluated the pattern of diagnostic testing following the initial FOBT in elderly Medicare beneficiaries. Such follow-up testing would in the long run influence both the cost and the benefit of widespread...

background while colorectal cancer (crc) is one of the most preventable causes of cancer mortality, it is one of the leading causes of cancer death in canada where crc screening uptake is suboptimal. given the increased rate of mortality and morbidity among mental health patients, their condition could be a potential barrier to crc screening due to greater difficulties in adhering to behaviours...

A 60-year-old asymptomatic man attended following positive faecal occult blood testing in the UK bowel cancer screening programme. He was a regular carer for young grandchildren. Recent tests showed an elevated eosinophil count (0·82 × 109 cells per L [range 0·04–0·4]). Colonoscopy patchy erythema and erosions with multiple Enterobius vermicularis (threadworm or pinworm) caecum (figure, A). His...

BACKGROUND Hemoccult II, a widely used guaiac test for fecal occult blood, has a low sensitivity for detecting colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic patients at average risk. In such patients, the performance characteristics of screening tests developed to improve on Hemoccult II are not known. METHODS A set of three fecal occult-blood tests--Hemoccult II; Hemoccult II Sensa, a more sensitive ...

The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising and increasing public awareness of this condition has stimulated interest in screening tests. Colorectal cancer is treatable and curable in its early stages and clear benefits are present if the cancer can be detected in its early stages. Sensitivity of the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) by immunochemical techniques for colorectal (CRC) cancer scree...

BACKGROUND Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is a widely used screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC). Given the limited data about the effects of warfarin on FOBT are inconclusive, current screening guidelines for CRC do not address whether warfarin should be discontinued before FOBT. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of warfarin on the yield of FOBT. METHO...