Posted by ed_uk2010 on March 15, 2010, at 15:06:38
In reply to i had bowel cancer test by post, posted by manic666 on March 15, 2010, at 10:03:23
It tests for blood in the stool. Apparently, you can have a false positive result if you eat a lot of red meat, turnips, or horseradish within 3 days before the test!
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