fecal immunochemical testing
Positives, Negatives and Unknowns of AI-Assisted Colonoscopy
Computer-assisted detection of colorectal polyps, based on the application of AI, has rapidly gained traction and ...
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
FIT Reduces Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
Evidence is emerging for the power of fecal immunochemical testing to not only reduce colorectal cancer incidence ...
AUGUST 13, 2024
Zero Coinsurance for Screening Colonoscopy After Positive Stool Test Could Up Patient Life-Years
Cutting out coinsurance for patients undergoing colonoscopy after a positive stool test could improve patient ...
JANUARY 11, 2024
SSLs Found in 6% of FIT-Positive Patients
In patients with positive results on FIT, adenoma detection rates have been reported, but less is known about the ...
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Large Study Examines Optimal Timing of Colonoscopy After Abnormal Stool-Based Test
A delay of one year or longer in diagnostic colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based screening test was ...
JUNE 14, 2021
Crossing to Safety
Albert is Medical Director of Digestive Health at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and a member of the ...
MARCH 17, 2021
GEN Board Responds to NY Times Article on FIT Testing
On Jan. 11, 2021, The New York Times posted an article about the virtues of fecal immunochemical testing relative ...
MARCH 15, 2021
In FIT-Positive Population, Diverticular Disease Means More Adenomas
Diverticular disease increases a patient’s risk for adenomas and advanced adenomas, researchers in Argentina ...
DECEMBER 29, 2020
False-Positive FIT Results Associated With Anticoagulants
More than 8% of people who use direct-acting oral anticoagulants have false-positive results on a fecal ...
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Health Centers Turn to Mailed FIT Programs During Pandemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, most people aren’t thinking about routine screening for colorectal cancer. ...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Patient Navigators Boost Diagnostic Follow-up After Positive FIT
The likelihood that people will complete diagnostic follow-up after a fecal immunochemical test comes back positive ...
JUNE 26, 2020
Fewer Steps Increase Likelihood That Patients Will Undergo Colonoscopy After Positive FIT
The solution for increasing the proportion of patients who proceed to colonoscopy after a positive fecal ...
APRIL 22, 2019
