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

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

Few practitioners dispute the value of this extremely inexpensive, noninvasive test as a means to screen for colorectal cancer.

The sensitivity and specificity of fecal occult blood test in the detection of colorectal adenomas and cancer varies greatly with the age of the sample and the patient's diet.