A Noninvasive Colon Cancer Test That’s FIT to Be Tried – NPR

Read article - Douglas Robertson, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, is quoted regarding the new fecal immunochemical blood test (FIT), a colon cancer test you can do at home without the unpleasantness and risk that turn people off of colonoscopy. The test is a newer and more accurate way to test for blood in stool, which can be a symptom of colon cancer.