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 ...

We investigated variations in sensitivity of an immunochemical (I-FOBT) and a guaiac (G-FOBT) faecal occult blood test according to type and location of lesions in an average-risk 50- to 74-year-old ...

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 ...

Background Given the increasing burden on colonoscopy capacity, it has been suggested that faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results could guide surveillance colonoscopy intervals. Against this ...

Supports healthcare professional decision-making with top tips on referral guidelines, safety netting and repeat FIT.

In England, 37 people die each day from bowel cancer, but screening using faecal blood testing followed by colonoscopy can reduce both the incidence of this cancer and the number of resulting deaths.

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 ...

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 ...

Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET describe a new technique where the detection of a specific protein in faeces could be a marker for colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer ...

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 ...