Advances in fecal occult blood tests: the FIT revolution
GP Young, EL Symonds, JE Allison, SR Cole… - Digestive diseases and …, 2015 - Springer
There is a wide choice of fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) for colorectal cancer screening.
Goal: To highlight the issues applicable when choosing a FOBT, in particular which FOBT is …
Goal: To highlight the issues applicable when choosing a FOBT, in particular which FOBT is …
Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review …
M Westwood, S Lang, N Armstrong, S van Turenhout… - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background This study has attempted to assess the effectiveness of quantitative faecal
immunochemical tests (FIT) for triage of people presenting with lower abdominal symptoms …
immunochemical tests (FIT) for triage of people presenting with lower abdominal symptoms …
Faecal immunochemical test is superior to symptoms in predicting pathology in patients with suspected colorectal cancer symptoms referred on a 2WW pathway: a …
Objective To assess whether a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) could be used to select
patients with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms for urgent investigation. Design …
patients with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) symptoms for urgent investigation. Design …
[HTML][HTML] Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care: a systematic review …
M Westwood, IC Ramos, S Lang… - Health Technology …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the UK.
Presenting symptoms that can be associated with CRC usually have another explanation …
Presenting symptoms that can be associated with CRC usually have another explanation …
The fecal hemoglobin concentration, age and sex test score: development and external validation of a simple prediction tool for colorectal cancer detection in …
J Cubiella, J Digby, L Rodríguez‐Alonso… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Prediction models for colorectal cancer (CRC) detection in symptomatic patients, based on
easily obtainable variables such as fecal haemoglobin concentration (f‐Hb), age and sex …
easily obtainable variables such as fecal haemoglobin concentration (f‐Hb), age and sex …
Faecal immunochemical test for patients with 'high-risk'bowel symptoms: a large prospective cohort study and updated literature review
HE Laszlo, E Seward, RM Ayling, J Lake… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background We evaluated whether faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) can rule out
colorectal cancer (CRC) among patients presenting with 'high-risk'symptoms requiring …
colorectal cancer (CRC) among patients presenting with 'high-risk'symptoms requiring …
Use of a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin can aid in the investigation of patients with lower abdominal symptoms
IM Godber, LM Todd, CG Fraser… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Background: This study aimed to determine whether patients with lower abdominal
symptoms can be investigated quickly using results of faecal haemoglobin concentration (f …
symptoms can be investigated quickly using results of faecal haemoglobin concentration (f …
Optimizing the colorectal cancer screening programme using faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in Flanders, Belgium from the “interval cancer” perspective
TN Tran, M Peeters, S Hoeck, G Van Hal… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Interval cancer (IC) is a critical issue in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We
identified factors associated with ICs after faecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening and …
identified factors associated with ICs after faecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening and …
Influence of varying quantitative fecal immunochemical test positivity thresholds on colorectal cancer detection: a community-based cohort study
K Selby, CD Jensen, JK Lee, CA Doubeni… - Annals of internal …, 2018 - acpjournals.org
Background: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is commonly used for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening. Despite demographic variations in stool hemoglobin concentrations, few …
(CRC) screening. Despite demographic variations in stool hemoglobin concentrations, few …
The Fast Track FIT study: diagnostic accuracy of faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin in patients with suspected colorectal cancer
JL Turvill, D Turnock, D Cottingham, M Haritakis… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is now available to support clinicians in
the assessment of patients at low risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and within the bowel …
the assessment of patients at low risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and within the bowel …