http://familiesfacingcancer.org Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://familiesfacingcancer.org/fecal-occult-blood-test/ http://familiesfacingcancer.org/fecal-occult-blood-test/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:21:43 +0000 Anne Orchard http://familiesfacingcancer.org/?p=422 A fecal occult blood test is a test for blood in the feces or stool. The word occult means hidden, so a fecal occult blood test is sometimes used as a screen for colon cancer when there are no symptoms in place. However, a positive result does not necessarily mean that cancer is present, just that there is blood in the digestive system somewhere. Other reasons for a positive test might include an ulcer. When there is a positive result of a fecal occult blood test, this would show that further investigation should be carried out to find the cause of the bleeding.

]]> http://familiesfacingcancer.org/fecal-occult-blood-test/feed/ 0 http://familiesfacingcancer.org/fibrosarcoma/ http://familiesfacingcancer.org/fibrosarcoma/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:05:50 +0000 Anne Orchard http://familiesfacingcancer.org/?p=185 A fibrosarcoma is a type of sarcoma which starts in the fibrous tissue. This is a type of connective tissue that holds parts such as muscles, organs and bones in place within the body.

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