The questionnaires were mailed out to 650 GPs. Of these, 44 were excluded from the analysis as they were not involved in clinical duties (15 were full-time teachers and 29 had left the practise). Of ...

The article of Nakajima et al (2003) in the Journal addresses a problem of major public health importance, concluding that screening programme with immunochemical faecal occult blood test (FOBT) can ...

Contextual socio-economic factors, health-care access, and general practitioner (GP) involvement may influence colonoscopy uptake and its timing after positive faecal occult blood testing (FOBT). Our ...

After a maximum follow-up of 14 years, the mean screening participation rate was 63.3%. Those who underwent early screening had reduced risk for colorectal cancer mortality and excess mortality.

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers for colorectal cancer screening. However, fecal occult blood tests ...

People are more likely to get screened for colon cancer when they are given a choice of what screening method to use, and not simply told to get a colonoscopy, a new study shows. In the study, people ...

EMBARGO: 00:01H (London time) Friday January 6, 2006. In North America the embargo lifts at 6:30pm ET Thursday January 5, 2006. Use of a simple test, in addition to traditional screening tests, ...

In this issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, Schroy and colleagues 1 present the results of a survey of informed patient preferences for colon cancer screening. After administering an ...

Scotland was the first country in the UK to introduce a bowel screening programme for adults over 50 A new, simpler test for bowel cancer has led to a significant rise in screening rates in Scotland, ...

A new, simpler test for bowel cancer has led to a significant rise in screening rates in Scotland, figures have shown. For the first time uptake has risen above 60%, external, with the greatest rise ...