Fecal Occult Blood Screening
A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a noninvasive test (nothing enters the body). This test detects hidden (occult) blood in the stool. Such blood may come from anywhere along the digestive tract. Hidden blood in stool is often the first, and in many cases the only, warning sign that a person has colorectal disease, including
Alternative Names
Stool occult blood test
How the test is performed
There are two types of FOBTs: 1) the traditional
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