| 11. | Seabrook's card includes an at-home version of what is called a " fecal occult blood test ."
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| 12. | However, done annually, the occult blood test is likely to pick up a problem at an early stage.
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| 13. | The four main screening tests are fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and stool DNA screening test.
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| 14. | Stool guaiac test for fecal occult blood ( gFOBT ) sensitivity varies depending on the site of bleeding.
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| 15. | _To detect colorectal cancer, an annual fecal occult blood test for men and women starting at age 50.
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| 16. | The fecal occult blood test used in the Minnesota research has long been a common part of physical examinations.
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| 17. | Various blood tests may be done including a fecal occult blood test to check for blood in the stool.
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| 18. | A decade ago, he got a fecal occult blood test, recommended for everyone over 50 on an annual basis.
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| 19. | To pick up polyps missed by the occult blood test, experts recommend a procedure called flexible sigmoidoscopy every five years.
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| 20. | When an occult blood test is positive or a sigmoidoscopy finds precancerous polyps, that's a signal to do a complete colonoscopy.
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