Health Management for Older Adults III - Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- FOBT

< i > Screening the Elderly for Colorectal Cancer -- FOBT

As recently as three years ago, the role of the FOBT was still being debated.

Subsequently, three randomized trials have documented its utility. In one study of 46,500 asymptomatic patients, earlier detection was demonstrated to decrease the mortality from colorectal cancer by 33% in 13 years of follow-up.