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Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Means Getting FIT: The Past, Present, and Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Hemoglobin (FIT)

Fecal immunochemical tests for hemoglobin (FIT) are changing the manner in which colorectal cancer (CRC) is screened. Although these tests are being performed worldwide, why is this test different from its predecessors? What evidence supports its adoption? How can this evidence best be used? This re...

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Autores principales: Allison, James E., Fraser, Callum G., Halloran, Stephen P., Young, Graeme P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3964261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24672652
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2014.8.2.117