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Colon Health Check Kit

A Visual How-To

From , former About.com Guide

Updated February 19, 2009

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The Colon Health Check kit is a way to test your stool at home to see if it contains hidden (occult) blood. Blood in your stool can be a sign of colon cancer, and this test is a way for individuals to determine the presence of hidden blood with approximately 98% accuracy. (Read a review of the Colon Health Check kit.)

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  1. Colon Health Check KitPlease send image use requests to coloncancer.guide@about.com
  2. Sample Tube from the Colon Health Check KitPlease send image use requests to coloncancer.guide@about.com
  3. Put Your Sample in the TubePlease send image use requests to coloncancer.guide@about.com
  4. Add Drops to the Test PaperPlease send image use requests to coloncancer.guide@about.com
  5. Final Results of the Colon Health Check KitPlease send image use requests to coloncancer.guide@about.com

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