Find out where to get an FOBT Test in Altopascio. Compare details and costs for a Fecal Occult Blood Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via del Popolo, 22, 55012 Capannori LU, Italia
5.5 km
Unverified
Via Vecchia Pesciatina, 922, 55100 Lucca LU, Italia
8.9 km
Unverified
Piazza Fratelli Cervi, 11, 56029 Santa Croce sull'Arno PI, Italia
8.8 km
Unverified
Via dei Mille, 5, 56022 Castelfranco di Sotto PI, Italia
8.7 km
Unverified
Via Cesare Battisti, 87, 50054 Fucecchio FI, Italia
9 km
Unverified
Via Yuri Gagarin, 17, 56012 Calcinaia PI, Italia
9.6 km
Unverified
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 16, 56010 Vicopisano PI, Italia
9.2 km
Unverified
Via Rosa Luxemburg, 24G, 56017 San Giuliano Terme PI, Italia
12.1 km
Unverified
Via della Madonna, 30, 51100 Pistoia PT, Italia
14.6 km
Unverified
Via San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, 9, 56125 Pisa PI, Italia
15.3 km
Anaemia Colon cancer Polyps Gastrointestinal bleeding Stomach ulcer Haemorrhoid Colorectal cancer
The presence of blood anywhere, especially in any of your body fluids or secretions, could be an alarming sign. It indicates that something serious is going on inside your body, whether you have an...
FOBT checks the stool sample for occult bleeding (bleeding from gastrointestinal parts that end up in the stool). Bleeding can be caused by haemorrhoids, anal fissures, polyps, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease, and colorectal cancer.
It is intensely used for diagnosing colorectal cancer before the appearance of symptoms. It is also used to help find the cause of anaemia. It can distinguish between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which usually doesn't cause bleeding, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is likely to cause bleeding.
The provider will provide you with the kit for sample collection. The instructions for the equipment must be followed. The sample, once collected, must be stored in a prelabelled container with patient details, sealed and sent to the laboratory. The test can be reordered if the sample is inconclusive.