New blood testing findings from Singapore General Hospital published.

Scientists discuss in 'Colorectal cancer screening: yield of faecal occult blood testing' new findings in blood testing. "The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising and increasing public awareness of this condition has stimulated interest in screening tests. Colorectal cancer is treatable and curable in its early stages and clear benefits are present if the cancer can be detected in its early stages," scientists in Singapore, Singapore report (see also Blood Testing).

"Sensitivity of the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) by immunochemical techniques for colorectal (CRC) cancer screening has been reported as 67% to 89% in certain population screening programs. Although much …