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ColonCancerCheck

Your Home Test Kit (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

The Fecal Occult Blood Test kit - an easy way to check for colorectal cancer

The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is the screening method for average risk people aged 50 and over used by ColonCancerCheck. It's a simple test that you can do in the privacy of your home. The FOBT is the most widely available test for screening for colorectal cancer.

It is recommended that men and women 50 years of age or older, who do not have a family history of colorectal cancer and do not have symptoms, be screened every two years using an FOBT. Studies show when this screening test is performed every two years, combined with a colonoscopy for those who test positive, it will reduce death from colorectal cancer by 16 per cent over a decade.

Your Instruction Sheet - to make it easier

Download the easy to use FOBT instruction sheet (PDF). Instructions are available in English, French and 26 other languages.

Before you do the test, please check the expiry date on the back of the test card where it says 'DO NOT OPEN'. For more information, go to Frequently Asked Questions.

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Before you mail-in your test - Take a look at our Tip Sheet

Download the tip sheet in English, French and 28 other languages.

English French Arabic Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Farsi

German Greek Gujarati Hindi Hungarian Inuktitut Italian

Korean Ojibwe Polish Portuguese Punjabi Russian Serbian

Spanish Somali Tagalog Tamil Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese

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