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Immunochemical Fecal Blood Tests Differ Widely in Performance
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While qualitative immunochemical fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) may offer advantages over traditional guaiac-based FOBTs for colorectal cancer screening, there are large differences in performance characteristics between the various immunochemical FOBTs, new research indicates. Reuters Health Information
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Celiac Disease Linked to High Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Analysis of data from Swedish cancer registry shows a more than 5-fold increased risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in patients with celiac disease in the most recent evaluation period. Nonetheless, the risk is steadily decreasing, and is less than half of what it was 40 years ago. Reuters Health Information
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