DR JEANNE I have not heard of the occult blood test.
I was too advanced.....which they discovered through other blood tests and my VERY LOW hemoglobin count - and it was pretty obvious.
I would think that your doctor would know what is best for you....if you need something more - I'm sure they will do so.
In fact I have
Thanks for the information. We all want diagnostics that catch these things early on. My doctor told me that they can really tell a lot from the occult blood test--not only IF there is a problem, but WHERE in the lengthy colon. I'm happy to do them, but I'd not heard of them until a couple years ago. Don't know if their use is widespread or not.
And any sort of "occult" test would seem to be right up your alley.