Find out where to get an FOBT Test in Castellaneta. Compare details and costs for a Fecal Occult Blood Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Selva, 73, 70022 Altamura BA, Italia
24.1 km
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 190, 70019 Triggiano BA, Italia
30.1 km
Verified
Via Ponte Nove Luci, 16, 85100 Potenza PZ, Italia
59.1 km
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Via Nicola Sole, 4, 85100 Potenza PZ, Italia
59.1 km
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Via John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 37, 76012 Canosa di Puglia BT, Italia
61.2 km
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Corso Roma 122, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo Foggia, Italy
97.3 km
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Via Francesco De Luca, 3, 87040 Castrolibero CS, Italia
99.2 km
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Viale Antonio Gramsci, 75, 84126 Salerno SA, Italia
113.9 km
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Via 20 Settembre, 91, 88046 Lamezia Terme CZ, Italia
118.9 km
Unverified
Via Gaetano Capone, 31, 84010 Maiori SA, Italia
120.1 km
Unverified
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.