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- Title
Screening for colorectal neoplasms with new fecal occult blood tests: update on performance characteristics.
- Authors
Allison, James E; Sakoda, Lori C; Levin, Theodore R; Tucker, Jo P; Tekawa, Irene S; Cuff, Thomas; Pauly, Mary Pat; Shlager, Lyle; Palitz, Albert M; Zhao, Wei K; Schwartz, J Sanford; Ransohoff, David F; Selby, Joseph V
- Abstract
One type of fecal occult blood test (FOBT), the unrehydrated guaiac fecal occult blood test (GT), is recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and the Institute of Medicine for use in screening programs, but it has relatively low sensitivity as a single test for detecting advanced colonic neoplasms (cancer and adenomatous polyps > or = 1 cm in diameter). Thus, improving the sensitivity of FOBT should make colon cancer screening programs that use these tests more effective.
- Publication
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2007, Vol 99, Issue 19, p1462
- ISSN
1460-2105
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djm150