Discover the latest articles and news in related subjects. Data on positivity rate and test performance at different cut-off levels of FIT screening in an average risk population are highly needed to ...

Colorectal neoplasia causes bleeding, enabling detection using Faecal Occult Blood tests (FOBt). The National Health Service (NHS) Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) guaiac-based FOBt (gFOBt) ...

In an English cohort study, patients with symptomatic presentation of colorectal cancer (CRC) and faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results ≥ 10 µg of haemoglobin (Hb)/g had a higher risk for 1-year ...

Individuals with a negative faecal test result at first screen (blood concentrations of less than 100 ng per mL) might be at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in line with increasing ...

The science of our gut microbiome is often painted as one of the hottest new areas of medicine, but there have also been claims that the research is being overhyped. The latest aspect of this field to ...

Colorectal cancer may be associated with a variety of symptoms, including blood in faeces. Small amounts of hidden blood in faeces (known as faecal occult blood) can show that there is bleeding from ...

Australia's recent move to lower the starting age for bowel (colorectal) cancer screening from 50 down to 45 years old will mean better outcomes -- but it will also increase the burden on an already ...

The External Assessment Group did a systematic review of the evidence on cost effectiveness for faecal calprotectin testing and constructed a de novo economic model. The outcomes of interest for the ...

Doctors in England and Wales are being urged to use a simple faecal test to improve the accuracy of diagnosing bowel conditions. Doctors in England and Wales are being urged to use a simple faecal ...

Faecal calprotectin cut-off levels in inflammatory bowel disease should be raised in order to reduce colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy referrals, suggest UK researchers. Researchers collected ...