Validation of the Asia-Pacific colorectal screening score and its modified versions in predicting colorectal advanced neoplasia in Chinese population

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 961 - 10
• Main Authors: Kong, Yunxin, Zhuo, Lin, Dong, Dong, Zhuo, Lang, Lou, Peian, Cai, Ting, Chen, Siting, Pan, Jianqiang, Gao, Yihuan, Lu, Hang, Ma, Yue, Dong, Zongmei, Luo, Xiaohu, Zhao, Hongying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.09.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Asia - epidemiology; Asymptomatic; Body mass index; Cancer; Cancer screening; China - epidemiology; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal carcinoma; Colorectal neoplasia; Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Colorectal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Colorectal Neoplasms - prevention & control; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Early detection of cancer; Family medical history; Humans; Mass screening; Medical screening; Population; Questionnaires; Reclassification; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Risk groups; Statistical analysis; Tumors; Urban areas; Validation studies as topic; Asia; China; Validation studies as topic; Early detection of cancer; Colorectal neoplasia; Mass screening; Risk assessment

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Several studies suggest using the Asia-Pacific colorectal screening (APCS) score and its modified versions to select high-risk populations for early colonoscopy, but external validation remains rare, and which score should be selected...