Find out where to get an FOBT Test in Palagonia. Compare details and costs for a Fecal Occult Blood Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Largo Milite Ignoto, 5D, 95040 Raddusa CT, Italia
15.5 km
Unverified
Via Giacomo Matteotti 275, 95045 Misterbianco Catania, Italy
19.6 km
Verified
Via Nazionale, 50, 95040 Camporotondo Etneo CT, Italia
21.9 km
Unverified
Via Ipogeo, 30, 95123 Catania CT, Italia
22.3 km
Unverified
Viale Venti Settembre 72, 95128 Catania Catania, Italy
22.3 km
Verified
Via San Michele Arcangelo, 8P, 95030 Sant'Agata Li Battiati CT, Italia
24.3 km
Unverified
Via Luigi Capuana, 1, 97014 Ispica RG, Italia
38.4 km
Via Damiano Rosso, 2, 98039 Taormina ME, Italia
46.6 km
Unverified
Via Consolare Stradella, 98071 Capo d'Orlando ME, Italia
57.5 km
Unverified
Via Pietro Nenni 13, 92100 Agrigento Agrigento, Italy
63.8 km
Verified
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.