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Screening with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is effective in reducing deaths from colorectal cancer (CRC). Since 2004, biennial FIT screening has been available to a target population in Taiwan… Click to show full abstract
Screening with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is effective in reducing deaths from colorectal cancer (CRC). Since 2004, biennial FIT screening has been available to a target population in Taiwan as a national screening program. The objective of the current study was to identify the factors that influence willingness to undergo a confirmatory colonoscopy after a positive FIT, because related references in the published literature were scarce.
Keywords:
screening program;
confirmatory colonoscopy;
fecal immunochemical;
immunochemical test;
colonoscopy positive
Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Cancer
Year Published: 2018
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