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There are 6 glossary results for the letter F.
F Faecal occult blood test (FOBT) The faecal occult blood test (FOBT) detects small amounts of blood in your faeces which you would not normally see or be aware of. The presence of blood in stool may be a sign of cancer or one of the many non-cancer related causes of bleeding (e.g. hemorrhoids). False negative A test result that is read as negative when the disease is present. False positive A test result that is read as positive when the disease is not present. Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) An inherited disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in which there are hundreds to thousands of precancerous polyps, usually caused by an inherited mutated copy of the Apc gene. Family history Information about diseases in family members. Flexible sigmoidoscopy The process by which the rectum and lower third of the colon are inspected. A sigmoidoscope is a long, flexible, slender tube with a lens on the end used to visualise a section of the colon to look for the presence of growths. |
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