Engaging Primary Care in Bowel Screening
GP Good Practice Guide – Scotland Version Cancer Research UK has a wealth of information surrounding faecal immunochemical testing (FIT)…
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View the Results of the Digestive Diseases Day FIT Survey
On the 15th November 2017, Alpha Laboratories held a Digestive Diseases Day workshop. This educational day brought together experts in…
The sugar-attaching enzyme that defines colon cancer
Researchers have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells, according to…
The NICE FIT Study aims to test a minimum of 5500 patients to create a robust evidence base
The NICE FIT Study is a pioneering new research project in Bowel Cancer Care that has been initiated by the…
Simplified process to increase Bowel Cancer screening uptake in Scotland
Thousands more people across Scotland will benefit from the roll-out of a new and easier Bowel Cancer screening test that…
Introducing the FIT Service at NHS Tayside
Judith Strachan, Consultant Clinical Scientist at Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, tells us about the introduction of FIT for triaging…
Evaluating a Faecal Immunochemical Test System for Symptomatic Patient Assessments
Alan Hankinson, Senior Biomedical Scientist with the HM-JACKarc at Monklands Hospital An interview with Dr Ian Godber, Consultant Clinical Scientist,…
Which FIT’s Best?
Guildford Medical Device Evaluation Centre (GMEC) Evaluation of Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Tests for Haemoglobin The excellent clinical outcome data demonstrated…
Getting a FIT Sample
Improve Sample Integrity for Faecal Haemoglobin One of the challenges in clinical diagnostics is the logistics of getting a quality…
NICE DG30 Declares Faecal Immunochemical Testing FIT for Purpose
The long awaited NICE Guidance DG30 on “Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary…