Addressing Colorectal Cancer in South Florida Firefighters

The Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) is self-administered one-time for participants, per standard of care. This allows participants to obtain their own stool specimens from bowel movements without having a regular colorectal screening procedure in the doctor's office. Participants will use the FIT at the time of their next bowel movement and return their specimens to the laboratory by mail on the same or next day.

Septin9 (SEPT9) is a blood-based test that will be offered to eligible participants one-time who refused the FIT. Participants will undergo a blood draw collected by a nurse or certified phlebotomist, 90 days after their refusal of the initial offer of FIT.