Où se procurer le nouveau test Hemoccult ?
Vous pouvez commander gratuitement sur amelipro des tests rapides de l’angine (TDR), des kits de dépistage du cancer colorectal (KDCC) ou un tensiomètre d’automesure.
Comment obtenir le kit dépistage du cancer colorectal ?
Comment obtenir mon test de dépistage du cancer colorectal ?
- 1 – Prendre rendez-vous avec votre médecin traitant (*)
- 2 – Lui présenter votre courrier d’invitation.
- 3 – Il vérifiera vos antécédents médicaux, personnels et familiaux.
- 4 – Il vous remettra le kit de dépistage à faire chez vous.
What does Hemoccult test for?
- A Hemoccult® test is a medical test used to check for hidden blood in the stool. Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract can sometimes occur at a very low level, without any visible blood in the stool.
What does a positive Hemoccult test mean?
- The hemoccult blood test uses a chemical reaction to detect occult blood in your stool. The results for the hemoccult test are either positive or negative: A positive result means that occult blood has been detected in your stool. It doesn’t mean that you have colorectal cancer.
What can cause false positive Hemoccult test?
- Iodine, povidone-iodine (Betadine) Foods that may cause false-positive results for occult blood testing include the following: Meats, including processed meats and liver, which in the diet contain hemoglobin, myoglobin, and certain enzymes that can give false-positive test results for up to 4 days after consumption.
What is a positive Hemoccult?
- They include esophagitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, stomach cancer, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer or polyps, and hemorrhoids. The result also can be positive when someone has been taking aspirin or other medications that irritate the digestive tract.
