作者
Martin CS Wong, George K John, Hoyee W Hirai, Thomas YT Lam, Arthur KC Luk, Jessica YL Ching, Simon SM Ng, Francis KL Chan, Sian M Griffiths, Joseph JY Sung
发表日期
2012/9
期刊
Cancer Causes & Control
卷号
23
页码范围
1541-1548
出版商
Springer Netherlands
简介
Purpose
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. This study examined factors influencing the choice of participants between colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in a screening program and the impact of an unbiased educational session on influencing this decision.
Methods
Data from 7,845 participants who underwent screening between May 2008 and April 2011 was analyzed. Binary logistic regression and multinomial regression were performed to calculate the odds of selection of colonoscopy instead of FIT and the impact of the educational session on final participant choice, respectively.
Results
Of the 7,845 participants, 4,796 (61 %) underwent FIT and 3,049 (39 %) underwent colonoscopy. A significant number of participants changed their initial choice after …
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