Fecal occult blood test and flexible rectosigmoidoscopy: tools for the screening of colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic patients

Fecal occult blood test and flexible rectosigmoidoscopy: tools for the screening of colorectal neoplasms in asymptomatic patients

Purpose: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) and flexible rectosigmoidoscopy (RSS), as tools used in the CRC screening, in asymptomatic patients, from 50 years of age. Methods: The study is transversal and presents a sample of 102 individuals. The FOBT u...

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Main Authors:	Mario Jorge Jucá, Paulo Roberto Torres Assunção, Hermann Nogueira Hasten-Reiter Júnior
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:	Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936315000052

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