Find out where to get an FOBT Test in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. Compare details and costs for a Fecal Occult Blood Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Aurelia Sud, 23, 55045 Pietrasanta LU, Italia
13.9 km
Unverified
Piazza Salvador Allende, 54033 Carrara MS, Italia
15.8 km
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Via Padre Ignazio da Carrara, 24, 55042 Forte dei Marmi LU, Italia
16 km
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Via Vecchia Pesciatina, 922, 55100 Lucca LU, Italia
18.9 km
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Via del Popolo, 22, 55012 Capannori LU, Italia
19.8 km
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Via Rosa Luxemburg, 24G, 56017 San Giuliano Terme PI, Italia
24 km
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Via Guglielmo Marconi, 25, 40042 Lizzano in Belvedere BO, Italia
24.2 km
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Via San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, 9, 56125 Pisa PI, Italia
27.3 km
Via Cesare Battisti, 53, 56125 Pisa PI, Italia
27.3 km
Unverified
Via della Madonna, 30, 51100 Pistoia PT, Italia
27.9 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.