colorectal cancer screening in average-risk asymptomatic persons older than 50 years of age. Randomized, controlled trials show that screening with fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) can reduce both death from colorectal cancer and subsequent incidence of new cancer. In recent years, Fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) and serum CEA level examinations are commonly included in the program of health ch...

Enteric helminthic infection is one of the most important public health issues in developing countries. These infections are transmitted by faeco-oral route and cause significant morbidity among patients of all age groups, especially in school age and preschool age children. The clinical presentation may be vague and non-specific. Frequently, patients with enteric helminthic infection (especial...

We screened 50 consecutive severely malnourished children for evidence of gastrointestinal tract blood loss. Malnutrition was graded as per WHO recommendations. Gastrointestinal blood loss was detected using fecal occult blood test (FOBT) kit. Thirty (60%) of the study population were documented to be FOBT positive. This simple and rapid test is recommended as a routine screening procedure amon...

INTRODUCTION Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the third most common malignant neoplasm worldwide. Chinese Americans are one of the ethnic minority groups who have the lowest rates of CRC screening. The purpose of this study was to describe CRC screening among less acculturated Chinese Americans and to identify factors associated with ...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate lesions detected in two screening rounds performed in a pilot screening programme for colorectal cancer in Catalonia, Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS a colorectal cancer screening programme was initiated in 2000. The target population included men and women aged 50-69 years. Screening consisted of biennial guaiac-based fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), and colonoscopy for p...

INTRODUCTION Racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening exist. The literature suggests that differential treatment by race may influence health behaviors and health outcomes. OBJECTIVE We examined the impact of Reactions to Race-based treatment on being up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening with endoscopy or fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) among non-Hispanic White,...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether lower literacy is associated with poorer knowledge and more negative attitudes and beliefs toward colorectal cancer screening among veterans without recent colorectal cancer screening. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three hundred seventy-seven male veterans, age 50 years and older, who had not undergone recent colorectal cancer screening, were surveyed about their knowledge,...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the difference in use of hospital resources in the Finnish Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening programme between those invited and controls, within the year of randomisation and the next year. DESIGN CRC screening was implemented in Finland in 2004 as a population-based randomised design using biennial faecal occult blood test (FOBT) for men and women aged 60-69 years. Tho...

BACKGROUND Completion of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening testing is lower among low-income and minority groups than the population as a whole. Given the multiple cancer screening health disparities known to exist within the U.S., this study investigated the relationship between perceived discrimination, trust in most doctors, and completion of Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT) among a low-inc...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) by faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) decreases CRC mortality by 15-33%. Compliance remains an obstacle to maximising the benefit of FOBT screening. We tested the hypothesis that individuals offered FOBT screening but refused would have an increased incidence and worse prognosis for CRC compared with those tested and with controls. MET...