Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection
Stool specimens of 1238 workers in western region of Saudi Arabia were examined for infection with intestinal parasites and for fecal occult blood (FOB) to investigate the possibility that enteroparasites correlate to occult intestinal bleeding.
Majed H. Wakid
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Irrespective of men and women, colorectal cancer (CRC), is the third most common cancer in the population with more than 1.85 million cases annually. Fewer than 20% of patients only survive beyond five years from diagnosis.
Kriti Das +6 more
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Quantifying the duration of the preclinical detectable phase in cancer screening: a systematic review [PDF]
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to provide an overview of published mathematical estimation approaches to quantify the duration of the preclinical detectable phase (PCDP) using data from cancer screening programs.
Sandra M. E. Geurts +5 more
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BackgroundThe clinical benefit of guaiac fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) is now well established for colorectal cancer screening. Growing evidence has demonstrated that epigenetic modifications and fecal microbiota changes, also known as dysbiosis, are ...
Aurelien Amiot +9 more
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Review of economic evidence in the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer. [PDF]
This paper aims to systematically review the cost-effectiveness evidence, and to provide a critical appraisal of the methods used in the model-based economic evaluation of CRC screening and subsequent surveillance.
Kim E Jeong +5 more
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Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cause of cancer-related death, it is fortunately amenable to screening with faecal tests for occult blood and endoscopic tests.
Allison, J. +2 more
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Histological and biochemical evidence for an intravital stab wound on Ötzi´s right hand
On careful re-examination of the mummy a small irregularly shaped 3.7 cm long, deep, dark brown coloured stab wound was detected on Ötzi´s right hand extending from the palmar hand to the lateral back of the hand.
Andreas G. Nerlich +3 more
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Investigação da sensibilidade analítica dos testes de detecção de sangue oculto fecal baseados nos reagentes guaiac e benzidina em cães [PDF]
Fecal occult blood tests available for use in animals, whose methodologies are based on Benzidine and Guaiac reagents, are tests that detect in a nonspecific and subjective manner the presence of hemoglobin in fecal samples, whose sensitivity varies ...
Silva, Geovana Alves Justino
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Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for colorectal cancer: a comparison of guaiac-based faecal occult blood testing, faecal immunochemical testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy [PDF]
Several colorectal cancer-screening tests are available, but it is uncertain which provides the best balance of risks and benefits within a screening programme. We evaluated cost-effectiveness of a population-based screening programme in Ireland based on
Tappenden, P. +43 more
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Contribution of the OC Sensor immunoassay in comparison to the Hemoccult II guaiac-test in organized colorectal cancer screening [PDF]
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of cancer-related death of worldwide with high incidence and mortality rate, accessible to a screening program in France, first with guaiac- based fecal occult blood test (g-FOBT) then with fecal immunochemical ...
C. Vitellius +15 more
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