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2. Dreading a colonoscopy? There are alternatives | Savvy Senior

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   DEAR STEVEN: While a colonoscopy remains the most accurate screening test for detecting colon cancer (94% accurate), there are other easier — although less accurate — tests available. But be ...

3. Rectal examination - Wikipedia

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   The DRE is inadequate as a screening tool for colorectal cancer because it examines less than 10% of the colorectal mucosa; sigmoidoscopy is preferred. [ citation needed ] Although the DRE is commonly used as a way to obtain a stool sample for a FOBT ( fecal occult blood test ) in an office based setting, this is an insufficient way of ...

4. Take it from me. Getting this medical test can save ... - AOL

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   Last year, I did an at-home test that came back negative and was told I didn't need to do it again for three years. My wife got a colonoscopy last year and doctors discovered a non-cancerous polyp.

5. Docs Say This At-Home Test May Be As Effective As A Colonoscopy

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   A new study finds that home colon cancer screening tests may be as effective as a colonoscopy at preventing cancer death. 'WH' talked to experts to explain.

6. Colonoscopy - Wikipedia

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   The examination of the colon, to rule out a lesion contributing to blood loss, along with an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy) to rule out oesophageal, stomach, and proximal duodenal sources of blood loss. Fecal occult blood is a quick test which can be done to test for microscopic traces of blood in the stool. A positive test is ...

7. Fecal occult blood - Wikipedia

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   Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), as its name implies, aims to detect subtle blood loss in the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere from the mouth to the colon.Positive tests ("positive stool") may result from either upper gastrointestinal bleeding or lower gastrointestinal bleeding and warrant further investigation for peptic ulcers or a malignancy (such as colorectal cancer or gastric cancer).

8. Blood test to detect colon cancer could move a step closer to ...

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   The share of colorectal cancer diagnoses among adults younger than 55 in the US has been rising since the 1990s, and when it comes to screening methods, new research suggests that the use of at ...

9. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Colorectal cancer screening programmes are widespread in Europe. In England, adults are screened biennially between ages 60–74, [32] and recently extended to ages 50–74. They are screened via fecal immunochemical test (FIT), that is sent home to the individual. However the program currently has a high threshold in which a big proportion of ...