Guidelines on colorectal cancer screening generally include fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) as one of several options (JW Gen Med Nov 15 2008, p. 173; Ann Intern Med 2008; 149:627; and ...

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 ...

Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) This test uses a chemical called alpha guaiaconic acid or guaiac to detect blood in the stool. The testing card contains guaiac.

Guaiac-based Fecal Occult Blood Test (gFOBT) Like FIT, gFOBT is an at-home, stool-based screening test for colon cancer. It requires you to collect samples from three bowel movements, rather than only ...

Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) This test uses a chemical to look for hidden (occult) blood in your stool, which can be a sign of colorectal cancer. You have to do it every year.

A new study found fecal immunochemical testing is more effective than guaiac fecal occult blood testing and is often performed at a lower cost, according to findings published by the Journal of the ...

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 ...

The guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) is one of the tests that is used to detect colorectal cancer. It involves the detection of hidden blood in the feces, and identifies the presence of ...

The fecal occult blood test is a convenient tool to screen for asymptomatic gastrointestinal bleeding.1 When the test result is positive, colonoscopy is the strategy of choice to investigate the ...

In this study, the performance characteristics of the immunochemical test were superior to those of the Hemoccult II guaiac-based test. Note, however, that Hemoccult II is less sensitive than the ...