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Another option is Guaiac-based fecal occult blood test or gFOBT. It’s another at-home test that uses a chemical reaction to look for blood in the stool. A third option is Cologuard.

Some methods include Fetal immunochemical tests that detect hidden blood in stool samples and stool-DNA testing, which also tests for blood and DNA changes in stool samples. The Guaiac Fecal ...

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Keswani and colleagues noted that, over 6-months, providers performed 15,719 colonoscopies, with 194 patients referred for having positive MT-sDNA testing and 82 for positive FIT results.

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.

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Of patients who had a positive fecal blood test, 7.4% repeated fecal testing rather than having a colonoscopy, Kaiser Permanente study shows.

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If the stool-based test is positive for blood, a colonoscopy must then be performed. Multi-targeted stool test: This test identifies the presence of DNA mutations in the cells of a stool sample.