How to collect a stool sample when you're stuck in front of the toilet for the first time (5 steps for food industry workers)

The situation you are currently struggling withYou started a job handling food and were handed a stool sample kit. It ...
Reuters

Stool test shows promise in detecting many cancers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using just a stool sample, doctors may now be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, bile duct and esophageal cancer, U.S ...
Yahoo Finance

FDA approves new stool collection kit of Geneoscopy’s CRC screening test

The test is designed for people aged 45 years and above who are at average colorectal cancer risk. Credit: aslysun / Shutterstock.com. · Medical Device Network · aslysun / Shutterstock.com. The US ...
USA Today

Stool tests like Cologuard are gaining popularity over colonoscopy. Which should you get?

A colonoscopy is recommended every decade for people over 45. The screening is used to detect colon cancer. But roughly 40% of eligible Americans don't get a colonoscopy, often because they don't want ...
Washington Post

Can I do a stool test at home instead of a colonoscopy?

Q: My doctor always encourages me to do a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. But I have friends who just do a stool test at home, which seems easier. Why should I go through the hassle of a ...
Science Daily

Molecular stool test could improve detection of tuberculosis in adults with HIV

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with ...
Medical Xpress

What is a stool DNA test?

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. With time, though, the cancer cells can grow to invade and destroy normal tissue nearby. And cancerous cells ...