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Survey   Question Text   Test Date   NHIS A stool blood test, also known as a Fecal Occult Blood Test, is a test to check for colon cancer. It is done at home using a set of 2 or 3 cards to determine whether the stool contains blood. Have you ever done a stool blood test using a home kit? Alternative Wording: A stool blood test or fecal blood test is a test done at home to check for colon cancer. You use a stick or brush to obtain one or more stool samples, and return the samples to the doctor's office or laboratory. Have you ever done a stool blood test using a home kit? 2007 NHIS The following questions are about the blood stool or occult blood test, a test to determine whether you have blood in your stool or bowel movement. The blood stool test can be done at home using a kit. You use a stick or brush to obtain a small amount of stool at home and send it back to the doctor or lab. Have you EVER HAD a blood stool test, using a HOME test kit? 2007 NHIS When did you have your most recent stool blood test using a home kit to check for colon cancer? 2007 NHIS Was your most recent HOME blood stool test recommended by a doctor or other health professional? 2007 NHIS A sigmoidoscopy and a colonoscopy are both tests that examine the bowel by inserting a tube in the rectum. The difference is that during a sigmoidoscopy, you are awake and can drive yourself home after the test; however, during a colonoscopy, you may feel sleepy and you need someone to drive you home. Have you ever had a colonoscopy? 2007 NHIS Have you EVER HAD a sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, or proctoscopy? These are exams in which a health care professional inserts a tube into the rectum to look for signs of cancer or other problems. 2007 NHIS When did you have your MOST RECENT exam? 2007 NHIS For a SIGMOIDOSCOPY, a flexible tube is inserted into the rectum to look for problems. A COLONOSCOPY is SIMILAR, but uses a longer tube, and you are usually given medication through a needle in your arm to make you sleepy, and told to have someone else drive you home. A PROCTOSCOPY is an older exam that used a rigid tube. Was this MOST RECENT exam a sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, proctoscopy or something else? 2007 NHIS Have you ever had a sigmoidoscopy? 2007 NHIS In the PAST 12 MONTHS, has a doctor or other health professional RECOMMENDED that you have a HOME blood stool test? 2007 NHANES Have you ever had a rectal examination? 2001    OK Cancel Loading… Begins with Contains Doesn't contain Ends with Equals Doesn't equal Is less than Is less than or equal to Is greater than Is greater than or equal to Like ('%', '_') Loading…