Background Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in the
Western world. The human and financial costs have prompted considerable research to …

Objective: To review effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer with faecal occult blood
test, Hemoccult, and to consider benefits and harms of screening. Design: Systematic review …

Background & Aims: Despite poor performance, guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests (G-
FOBT) are most frequently implemented for colorectal cancer screening. Immunochemical …

Background & Aims: The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is recommended as a screening test
for colorectal cancer, but there are few reliable studies on the accuracy of immunochemical …

OBJECTIVES: Although some studies have shown that the quantitative, immunochemical
fecal occult blood test (FOBT)(qFIT) has better performance characteristics than the standard …

Background & Aims: We conducted a study to estimate population coverage and detection
rate (DR) achievable through different strategies of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

Background: A single sigmoidoscopy examination at around age 60 years has been
proposed as a cost-effective strategy to prevent colorectal cancer. A multicenter randomized …

Background: Although there is general consensus concerning the efficacy of colorectal
cancer screening, there is a lack of agreement about which routine screening strategy …

Background The efficacy of colorectal cancer screening based on faecal immunochemical
test, in terms of reduction of colorectal cancer incidence, is under debate. In the district of …

Background Immunochemical tests show important advantages over chemical-based faecal
occult blood tests (FOBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but comparison studies are …