Screening for colorectal cancer: comparison of perceived test burden of guaiac-based faecal occult blood test, faecal immunochemical test and flexible sigmoidoscopy

L Hol, V de Jonge, ME Van Leerdam… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Perceived burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is an important
determinant of participation in subsequent screening rounds and therefore crucial for the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of attendance to an organized fecal immunochemical test screening program on the risk of colorectal cancer: an observational cohort study

F Baldacchini, L Bucchi, O Giuliani, S Mancini… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims This cohort study compared colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and
mortality between people who participated in an Italian regional biennial fecal …

Fecal immunochemical tests compared with guaiac fecal occult blood tests for population‐based colorectal cancer screening

L Rabeneck, RB Rumble, F Thompson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in Canadian
men and women–accounting for almost 12% of all cancer deaths. In Ontario, it is estimated …

Colonoscopy later than 270 days in a fecal immunochemical test-based population screening program is associated with higher prevalence of colorectal cancer

M Zorzi, C Hassan, G Capodaglio, M Baracco… - …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs based on fecal immunochemical
testing (FIT) generate substantial pressure on colonoscopy capacity in Europe. Thus, a …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing screening with faecal immunochemical test for both sexes-Cost-effectiveness analysis from Finland

S Heinävaara, A Gini, T Sarkeala, A Anttila… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
A faecal immunochemical test (FIT) screening pilot was introduced in Finland in 2019 with
sex-specific screening strategies. This study aims to model cost-effectiveness of sex-specific …

Long-term effectiveness of faecal immunochemical test screening for proximal and distal colorectal cancers

HM Chiu, GHH Jen, YW Wang, JCY Fann, CY Hsu… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To measure the effects of faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer
(CRC) screening on overall and site-specific long-term effectiveness of population-based …

Test performance of immunologic fecal occult blood testing and sigmoidoscopy compared with primary colonoscopy screening for colorectal advanced adenomas

CAJ Khalid-de Bakker, DMAE Jonkers… - Cancer Prevention …, 2011 - AACR
Given the current increase in colorectal cancer screening, information on performance of
screening tests is needed, especially in groups with a presumed lower test performance. We …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of colonoscopy, fecal immunochemical test, and risk-adapted approach in a colorectal cancer screening trial (TARGET-C)

H Chen, J Shi, M Lu, Y Li, L Du, X Liao, D Wei… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The screening yield and related cost of a risk-adapted screening
approach compared with established screening strategies in population-based colorectal …

The second round of the Dutch colorectal cancer screening program: Impact of an increased fecal immunochemical test cut‐off level on yield of screening

AI Kooyker, E Toes‐Zoutendijk… - … Journal of Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Dutch colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program started in 2014, inviting the target
population biennially to perform a fecal immunochemical test (FIT). We obtained …

Gender-specific cut-offs in colorectal cancer screening with FIT: Increased compliance and equal positivity rate

J Blom, C Löwbeer, KM Elfström… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Using quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) in colorectal cancer
screening enables adjustment of the cut-off for a positive test. As men have higher stool …