High test positivity and low positive predictive value for colorectal cancer of continued faecal occult blood test screening after negative colonoscopy

OBJECTIVES: The English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme offers biennial guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT) screening to 60–74-year-olds. Participants with positive results are referred for follow-up, but many do not have significant findings. If they remain age eligible, these individuals are...

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Autores principales: Brown, Jeremy P, Wooldrage, Kate, Wright, Suzanne, Nickerson, Claire, Cross, Amanda J, Atkin, Wendy S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969141317698501

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28467146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969141317698501

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