At-home FIT screening involves testing stool for amounts of blood too small to see, which can help to diagnose colon cancer ...

Colorectal cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, recent advancements in medical screening have brought new hope in the fight against this deadly ...

Patients received either mailed FIT with automated text message outreach from study personnel or mailed FIT-DNA with the ...

The use of mailed FIT-DNA kits in community health centers significantly increases colorectal cancer screening, though follow ...

For years, the gold standard in screening for colon cancer has been a colonoscopy. But a colonoscopy is a medical procedure that involves length prep work, along with being put under, making it ...

Sensitivity varied from 10.1 to 36.7%, and specificity varied from 85.5 to 96.6% for advanced colorectal neoplasia. HealthDay News — Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have variable sensitivity and ...

Eleven years ago, my life was forever changed when I lost my beloved husband, Len Atkins, to colorectal cancer. He was only 48, a time when most people wouldn't even consider a colonoscopy. It's a ...

Colorectal cancer screening programs are currently underutilized in Germany. This also applies to testing for blood in the stool. The immunological stool tests can detect tiny amounts of blood in the ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and disproportionally impacts people who receive care in under-resourced settings.

People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they're provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their ...

A multi-site randomized trial found mailed FIT-DNA kits led to higher colorectal cancer screening completion than standard FIT tests in community health centers serving underserved populations.