The presence of blood in the stool is one of the earliest symptoms of many lower gastrointestinal disorders including colorectal cancer. With early detection, colorectal cancer may be successfully treated with survival rates as high as 87%. EZ DETECT™ is effective in identifying the presence of occult (hidden) blood in the stool caused by bleeding in the colorectal area. Once hidden blood is detected, a medical check-up is recommended. The EZ DETECT™ stool blood test provides the public a simple, cost-effective, and convenient test that can be done in the privacy of the home. In just two minutes, EZ Detect™ identifies hidden blood in the stool. Colorectal cancer, which affects men and women equally, is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Unfortunately, only 37 percent of all colorectal cancers are detected at an early stage.
A promising long-term study of 46,000 people, released in March 1999 by The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, established that using a Fecal Occult Blood Test every year could prevent up to 33,000 deaths nationwide by catching and treating the disease in its early stages. The findings prompted government health officials to announce a new campaign to encourage all Americans over 50 to annually use a fecal occult blood test and led to the U.S. Senate declaring March 2000 "National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month".