Patients with a positive fecal immunochemistry test (FIT) were shown to be at significantly greater risk of developing psoriasis than those with FIT-negative tests. The fecal immunochemistry test (FIT ...

The immunochemical fecal occult blood test is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal tract, confirms a new study. The immunochemical fecal occult ...

Targeted interventions by patient characteristics to improve fecal immunochemical test completion could reduce disparities in colorectal cancer screening and improve overall compliance with screening ...

(HealthDay News) — Different brands of fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) with the same cutoff hemoglobin concentration perform differently in detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study ...

A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive ...

Commercially available noninvasive screening tests for colorectal cancer - a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and the multi-target stool DNAtest (mt-sDNA; or Cologuard ®) - are equally effective for ...

Scientists continue to push for the development of a more precise, sensitive and cleaner colorectal cancer diagnostic. Now a research team from the University of California, San Francisco, and Kaiser ...

The question posed is an interesting one, and is commonly encountered in clinical practice. The issue revolves around a number of factors, and some clinical data are needed that are not presented. One ...