Faecal occult blood testing screening for colorectal cancer and ‘missed’ interval cancers: are we ignoring the elephant in the room? Results of a multicentre study
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DOI: 10.1111/codi.13585
Abstract: Biennial faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is used to screen for colorectal cancer throughout the UK. Interval cancers are tumours that develop in patients between screening rounds who have had a negative FOBT. Through a… read more here.
Keywords: faecal occult; colorectal cancer; occult blood; multicentre study ... See more keywords
Patient factors associated with non-attendance at colonoscopy after a positive screening faecal occult blood test
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DOI: 10.1177/0969141316645629
Abstract: Background Screening participants with abnormal faecal occult blood test results who do not attend further testing are at high risk of colorectal cancer, yet little is known about their reasons for non-attendance. Methods We conducted… read more here.
Keywords: blood test; occult blood; faecal occult; test ... See more keywords