Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Is Fecal Sampling from Multiple Sites Necessary?

Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for hemoglobin (Hb) are increasingly used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Most FIT manufacturers instruct that fecal samples from multiple parts of one bowel movement should be obtained. Our aim was to compare the FIT diagnostic performance based on fecal sam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Efrat L. Amitay, Anton Gies, Korbinian Weigl, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/3/400