Varying faecal immunochemical test positivity thresholds impacts colorectal cancer detection

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is screened for by the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in Ireland. The FIT positivity threshold in Ireland is 45 micrograms (µg) of haemoglobin per gram (g) of stool. FIT positivity thresholds influence both demand for screening colonoscopies and CRC detection ra...

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Autores principales: White, P, Muraleedharan, R, Mooney, T, Smith, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597021/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1392

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597021/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1392

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