Nothing elicits a groan from patients as quickly as discussion of uncomfortable screening procedures. Yet those discussions must take place. Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer in the ...

TO THE EDITORS:In the July issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, Schroy et al 1 reported on preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tests in relation to currently recommended ...

1. A Single Office-Based Stool Blood Test (FOBT) Is a Poor, but Often Used, Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer Two articles and an editorial in the Jan. 18, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine discuss ...

P<0.05 is of statistical significance. ASA, acetylsalicylic acid; CI, confidence interval; FOBT, fecal occult blood test; g-FOBT, guaiac FOBT; i-FOBT, immunochemical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received a positive fecal occult blood test as an initial screening for colorectal cancer may need ...

In this issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, Schroy and colleagues 1 present the results of a survey of informed patient preferences for colon cancer screening. After administering an ...

When patients of the Harris Health System have a positive FIT result, they are referred to a gastroenterologist for a colonoscopy. To help patients understand how to properly prepare for the procedure ...

Fecal occult-blood testing (FOBT) is a noninvasive, effective means of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). The SENSITIVITY of this technique is suboptimal, however, and identification of a simple, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers for colorectal cancer screening. However, fecal occult blood tests ...

Evaluating the clinical utility of universal screening to identify Lynch syndrome in stage III/III colorectal cancer patients: A prospective observational study in Japan. ACPS Stage RFS/PFS Hazard ...

If one group of practitioners has its way, clinicians may find themselves handing out colorectal cancer (CRC) screening kits along with immunizations next flu season. In an effort to raise CRC ...