More than 75 percent of primary care physicians in the United States who order or perform the fecal occult blood test as a screening option for colorectal cancer perform an in-office test rather than ...

Background: Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Aim: To asess ...

If there is one sensation that every punter hates, it is the nagging suspicion of having missed something. It is the one you get when the horse you backed at 6-4 steadily drifts to 5-2 before ...

Virtual colonoscopy is nearly as accurate as the real thing, and both methods far outperform three other standard screening methods for colon cancer, German researchers report. Their study of more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Q: Several ER Trips for a 56-Year-Old for SOB and Iron-Deficient Anemia Reveal Positive FOBT, but EGD and ...

A man aged 52 years has a positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) just two years out from a normal colonoscopy screening. He has no GI symptoms, does not take aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling is calling on MPs to support an Early Day Motion on fixed odds betting terminal stake thresholds and is seeking a parliamentary debate on this subject. Coincidentally, ...

The government's verdict on FOBT stakes has been reportedly delayed following objections from one cabinet minister to the expected maximum figure of £2. The pensions secretary Esther McVey has spoken ...

High-street bookmaking sales fall 12% after a slump in income from the machines William Hill reported a loss of £64m in the first half of the year as it coped worse than its rivals with the impact of ...

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling has responded to a recent article from the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) which claimed that the issue of underage FOBT gambling is being tackled. The ABB ...

The results of this meta-analysis suggest that ASA decreases the PPV of g-FOBT but not that of i-FOBT for detecting significant colonic neoplasia. In contrast, warfarin appears to increase the PPV of ...