Journal article
Combining faecal immunochemical testing with blood test results for colorectal cancer risk stratification: a consecutive cohort of 16,604 patients presenting to primary care
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Background
Faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are used to triage primary care patients with symptoms that could be caused by colorectal cancer for referral to colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to determine whether combining FIT with routine blood test results could improve the performance of FIT in the primary care setting.
Methods
Results of all consecutive FITs requested by primary care providers between March 2017 and December 2020 were r... Expand abstract
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1186/s12916-022-02272-w
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- Publisher:
- BioMed Central
- Journal:
- BMC Medicine More from this journal
- Volume:
- 20
- Article number:
- 116
- Place of publication:
- England
- Publication date:
- 2022-03-15
- Acceptance date:
- 2022-01-24
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1741-7015
- Pmid:
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35287679
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English
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1246042
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pubs:1246042
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2022-05-26
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- Withrow et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2022
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