Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe colonoscopy screenings are every 3 years or so (5?). If the stool sample is performed annually you get a lot more data samples/tests.
That would seem to shift some weight to the stool test.
That would seem to shift some weight to the stool test.
As I read it, this article is more about the inadequate US healthsystem than anything else, in particular because it forgets to mention that iFOBT is free and automatically sent to all between 50/55-75 in several European countries. No diet required. Return envelop included. Lab results received by postal mail after a few weeks.