Comparison of a new-generation fecal immunochemical test (FIT) with guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) in detecting colorectal neoplasia among colonoscopy-referral patients

• Published in: Anticancer research Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 261 - 269
• Main Authors: Guimarães, Denise Peixoto, Fregnani, Jose Humberto, Reis, R. M., Taveira, Leonardo Nogueira, Scapulatempo-Neto, Cristovam, Matsushita, Marcus, Silva, Sandra Regina Morini, Oliveira, Ceyton Zanardo, Longatto, Adhemar, Eklund, Carita, Paloheimo, Lea, Mauad, Edmundo, Suovaniemi, Osmo, Syrjänen, Kari
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece International Institute of Anticancer Research (IIAR) 01.01.2019; International Institute of Anticancer Research
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Adenoma; Aged; Biopsy; Blood tests; Business metrics; Cancer; Ciências Médicas; Colon; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms; Consent; Diagnosis; Differential; Early Detection of Cancer; Endoscopy; Fecal immunochemical test (FIT); fecal occult blood (FOB); Feces; Female; Guaiac; Hemoglobin; Humans; Immunochemistry; Male; Mass Screening; Medicina Básica; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasms; Occult Blood; Patients; Performance colonoscopy; Review boards; Science & Technology; Screening; Tumors; Brazil; Finland; screening; performance; Colorectal cancer; fecal immunochemical test (FIT); guaiac-based FOB test (gFOBT); fecal occult blood (FOB); colonoscopy

The aim of the present study was to compare fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with the traditional guaiac-based FOB tests (gFOBT). Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening...