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How often should I take the fecal immunochemical test (FIT)? FIT testing is recommended every 2 years. Screening too frequently does not provide extra protection.
Who should get screened with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT)? People at average risk of colon cancer should be screened with FIT every two years. A person is at average risk if they are 50 to 74 years old with no first-degree relative (parent, brother, sister, child) who has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
If your test result is normal, you should get screened in 2 years using FIT. It is important to keep getting screened with FIT every 2 years until age 74. If LifeLabs cannot get a result from your test, you will need to repeat it.
If your test result is normal, you should get screened in 2 years using FIT. It is important to keep getting screened with FIT every 2 years until age 74. If LifeLabs cannot get a result from your test, you will need to repeat it.
- What Does Fit Mean?
- How Can I Get The Fit?
- How Do I Do The Fit?
- How Long Do I Have to Wait For My Fit Results?
- What Happens If The Fit Result Is Not Normal?
- How Accurate Is The Fit Result?
- Is The Fit The only Test Used For Colorectal Cancer Screening?
The Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is a home stool (poop) test that looks for blood in the stool. There can be many reasons that blood may be found in the stool, including colorectal cancer.
In Alberta, there are 2 easy ways to get your free FIT kit. Choose what works best for you. 1. Talk to your doctor about colorectal cancer screening. They'll give you a lab requisition form. Take this form to the lab to pick up your FIT kit. 2. Order online at Screening For Life or by calling Alberta Health Services (AHS) Screening Programs toll-fr...
There are instructions with pictures in the FIT kit. It’s an easy test to do – all you have to do is collect a sample of stool on a plastic stick and put the stick into the collection bottle.
It takes 1 to 2 weeks for the results. The lab sends the test result to your family doctor and the Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. If you're between 50 and 74, you'll be sent a letter with your test result from the program. If your test results show that there is hidden blood in your stool (an abnormal result), the letter will ask you...
An abnormal result means that there's blood in the stool. This doesn’t mean that you have cancer. It tells your doctor that you need a colonoscopy to find out why you have blood in your stool.
No test is 100% accurate. There is a chance that a pre-cancerous polyp or cancer can be missed if it wasn’t bleeding when the test was done. Regular screening gives you the best chance of colorectal cancer being found early, when treatment may be more successful.
The FIT is the recommended screening test for everyone aged 50 to 74 at average risk (no personal or family history of colorectal cancer). Colonoscopy is another test that is used to screen for colorectal cancer in people who have an increased risk. This means that if you've been told you have polyps in your colon, have had colorectal cancer, or ha...
FIT is a safe and painless stool-based test used for screening people at average risk of developing colorectal cancer. FIT checks for the presence of occult blood in the stool, which can be an early sign of colorectal cancer and/or pre-cancerous lesions.
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In general, everyone between the ages of 50-74 should get screened regularly for colon cancer. There are two screening tests for colon cancer – the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) and colonoscopy.
