A saliva test for detecting oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) has scored a world first: it detected such a cancer in an asymptomatic adult. If the finding can be ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program of colorectal cancer screening using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) appears to reduce emergency episodes of colorectal cancer and improves 30-day mortality ...
Q: If a test showed blood in the stool, could this be caused by something eaten the day before? -- T.M., Lockport, N.Y. A: Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract can be caused by something as minor as ...
Although European controlled trials of screening with a nonrehydrated guaiac-based fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) have shown it reduces colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths, real-world results could differ ...
Analyzing data gathered between 2000 and 2008, researchers observed a significant decline in FOBT prevalence in higher socioeconomic status groups, but not in lower socioeconomic status groups. During ...
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