Understanding the FIT score.

CandC 18 days ago

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Hi,

My wife's FIT score is 400. I'd like to know.

What increments does the test go up from, so 10, 20, 30, or does it go 10, 100, 200, or 10, 11, 12, 13, etc.?
Is 400 the highest or is, as I think, >400 the highest?

Not easy this waiting for a colonoscopy is it folks. I'm just thinking aloud and thought I'd ask.

Thanks in advance.

Kareno62 17 days ago

Hi CandC I know CrumpetsOrToast had a fit score of more than 400 but I don’t know what the increments are? You could maybe ring the support desk and see if one of the nurses could advise?

Take care

Karen x

Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm

CrumpetsOrToast 17 days ago

Hi CandC

You are right on the latter, it is whole numbers so could be 23, 145, etc until over 400 when it is lumped as >400. This is the highest measurement of occult blood they use in FIT.

Even at this highest band of >400, according to NHS a couple of years ago, 3 out of 4 cases are not cancer.

It's also worth remembering that the FIT is a single point in time test so on it's own is not conclusive, though is still a helpful tool in the toolbox.

Colonoscopy and a scan can help further rule things in and out.

CandC 17 days ago in reply to CrumpetsOrToast

Thanks CrumpetsOrToast,

This is really useful. I'm not trying to second-guess the forthcoming colonoscopy my wife will have, but I couldn't find much info out, so thank you.