Objective To determine whether medication interventions enhance the sensitivity and
specificity of guaiac-based fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) when screening for colorectal …

Background Current guidelines for screening of colorectal cancer do not offer specific
recommendations for cessation of antithrombotic agents prior to fecal occult blood test …

Abstract Background The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is one of the diagnostic modalities
indicated for screening patients for Colorectal Cancer (CRC). Despite being approved only …

OBJECTIVES There is controversy regarding the sensitivity of fecal occult blood tests (FOBT)
for detecting colorectal cancer. Many of the published studies failed to correct for verification …

Background Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is an important option for colorectal cancer
screening that should be available in order to achieve high population screening coverage …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether dietary restrictions enhance the specificity of guaiac-
based fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) when screening for colorectal cancer. DATA …

METHODS We searched eight electronic databases (Cochrane Library, MEDLINE,
EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, AMED, SIGLE, and HMIC). We identified nine articles …

Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with a high incidence and mortality rate.
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is effective in the prevention of CRC. Objective This study …

Methods All i-FOBT-positive patients on anticoagulant or chronic low-dose aspirin therapy
recorded in a regional mass screening program database were enrolled as cases. Control …

Background: Annual colorectal cancer screening with fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a
noninvasive alternative to screening colonoscopy once every 10 years. If false-positive …