Worldwide, colorectal (CRC) is the third most common form of cancer, after lung and breast
cancer, and the fourth most common cause of cancer death, although in developed …

Background Worldwide, many countries have adopted colorectal cancer (CRC) screening
programmes, often based on faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs). CRC screening aims to …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) can identify patients with
advanced colorectal neoplasms, but it also has a high rate of false-negative results. It would …

Multidisciplinary, evidence-based guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer
screening and diagnosis have been developed by experts in a project coordinated by the …

Background: Faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) are used for colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening. We aimed to assess the sensitivity of an immunochemical FOBT for detecting …

Background & Aims The latest generation of fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) allows for
quantitation of hemoglobin in feces, allowing for selection of optimal cut-off concentrations …

Aims Guaiac faecal occult blood tests are being replaced by faecal immunochemical tests
(FIT). We investigated whether faecal haemoglobin concentration (f-Hb) was related to stage …

Background: Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are becoming widely used in colorectal
cancer screening. Estimation of faecal haemoglobin concentration in a large group …

Background Faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) in population screening has proved to be
effective in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer. In Italy a latex agglutination FOBT has …

Background & Aims Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using quantitative fecal
immunochemical tests (FITs) is rapidly gaining ground worldwide. FITs are invariably used …