What is the difference between a guaiac-based FOBT test and the InSure FIT screening test?
Both colorectal screening tests check for blood in the stool – but the collection methods are very different: Most tests for fecal occult blood require patients to collect solid stool samples, seal the samples into a test kit and send the samples off to a lab for testing and analysis. • The InSure FIT tests with the unique Blue Brush Method do not require patients to collect solid stool samples. Instead, the test includes an easy-to-use, long-handled, blue-colored water collection brush and testing card which patients use in the convenience of their home. With the InSure FIT test, patients take toilet water samples from two consecutive bowel movements. They dab each water sample onto a testing card, and send it to Quest Diagnostics for testing. Because InSure FIT tests detect human hemoglobin from blood, there are no drug or dietary restrictions required to complete the tests.
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