Cancer of the bowel is the third most common cancer in the UK. It usually takes around 5-10 years for colon cancer formation, therefore early detection is very important and can save lives.
Everyone over the age of 40 should perform a yearly fecal occult blood test in order to minimise risk and detect colon polps, the precursors of cancer.
These rapid tests detect the first symptoms of colon polyps, adenomas, carcinomas and other silent lesions. They detect occult (hidden) bleeding: 0.14ul blood/1g stool (highly specific for human haemoglobin). Results are visible within 5 minutes. |