Affinity House Calls, PLLC
Lisa Tabor, APRN, ACNP-BC, CEN
Adult/Acute Nurse
Practitioner
337.988.8511 ¤ Fax:
858.373.2485 ¤ lisa@affinityhousecalls.com
“Bringing
the Healthcare Visit to You”
Hemoccult® Fecal
Occult Blood Test
For thirty years, the Hemoccult® fecal
occult blood test (FOBT) has been aiding physicians in detecting hidden blood
in stool specimens as an early indication of colorectal cancer. More than 300
studies using Hemoccult® products – many of which were conducted over long
periods of time with large numbers of participants- have been published in
leading medical journals around the world. As a result of these studies, the
American Cancer Society and other healthcare and medical agencies now recommend
annual FOBT screening for people age 50 and older.
People should talk to their practitioner
about starting colorectal cancer screening earlier and/or being screened more
often if they have any of the following colorectal cancer risk factors:
·
A
personal history of colorectal cancer or adenomatous polyps
·
A
personal history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Chron’s Disease,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Ulcerative Colitis)
·
A strong
family history of colorectal cancer or polyps (cancer or polyps in a
first-degree relative [parent, sibling or child] younger than 60 or in 2 or
more first-degree relatives of any age)
·
A known
family history of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes such as familial
adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)
American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_2_3x_acs_cancer_detection_guidelines_36.asp