The kit, a fecal immunochemical test (FIT), uses antibodies to detect blood in stool. This blood is an early warning sign of colon cancer, and those who test positive are urged to undergo a ...

The basic FIT (Fecal Immunochemical Test) test actually tests for human blood in the stool. And if it meets a certain amount of human blood in the stool, it flips positive. The multi-targeted ...

However, patients dislike handling anything to do with stool, and at home the kit may get lost or forgotten. As a result, the ...

The NHS expands the bowel screening programme to include people aged 50-54, aiming for earlier cancer detection and improved survival rates.

The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) checks for blood in a stool sample, with people collecting ... If you’re sent a bowel cancer screening kit, put it by the loo. Don't put it off.

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, with around 42,000 people diagnosed with the disease each year and one of the 'silent' symptoms is night sweats ...

Known as the 'faecal immunochemical test' (FIT), the kit checks for blood in a small stool sample, which can be a sign of bowel cancer, with about 90% accuracy. People are sent their kit in the post.

People aged 51 and 53 will need to wait until their next birthday but will then be posted a kit. The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) checks for blood in a stool sample, with people collecting their ...