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Occult blood in faeces is associated with all-cause and non-colorectal cancer mortality

OBJECTIVE: An association between detectable faecal haemoglobin (f-Hb) and both the risk of death from colorectal cancer (CRC) and all-cause mortality has been reported. We set out to confirm or refute this observation in a UK population and to explore the association between f-Hb, as indicated by a...

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Autores principales: Libby, Gillian, Fraser, Callum G, Carey, Frank A, Brewster, David H, Steele, Robert J C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6241609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30012724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2018-316483