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LEGAZPI CITY — For years, cancer-related deaths have claimed 3,174 in Bicol, and most of the cases affected the working force ...

England’s National Health Service’s (NHS') fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has reduced referrals for suspected bowel cancer by 140,000, while the number of cancer cases has remained stable. This shows ...

The sensitivity of the faecal immunochemical test, known as Fit, is being increased. The test detects bowel cancer by identifying blood in a patient’s stool. Leavitt asked if Americans still have ...

When you’ve taken your dog in for a veterinary checkup, chances are you have heard the veterinarian discuss a fecal test and seen a fecal sample be collected as part of the exam. A fecal test for dogs ...

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say The main test for the UK’s second deadliest cancer is being made more accurate in ...

A hospital trust is introducing changes to bowel cancer screening as part of efforts to save more lives. United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust bowel cancer screening team said it was part ...

Health officials say the move can help to save lives by detecting cases earlier A hospital trust is introducing changes to bowel cancer screening as part of efforts to save more lives. United ...

Two Hollywood celebrities, James Van Der Beek and Catherine O’Hara, have recently lost their battle with colorectal cancer, prompting increased awareness of the illness.

In 2024/25 there were 140,000 fewer referrals for suspected bowel cancer than expected. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects small amounts of blood in poo, which can be a sign of bowel cancer.

Thousands of bowel cancer cases will be caught earlier or prevented altogether under a major NHS overhaul that lowers the sensitivity threshold for home screening kits across England. NHS England ...