Consistent Major Differences in Sex- and Age-Specific Diagnostic Performance among Nine Faecal Immunochemical Tests Used for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Consistent Major Differences in Sex- and Age-Specific Diagnostic Performance among Nine Faecal Immunochemical Tests Used for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Evidence on diagnostic performance of faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) by sex and age is scarce. We aimed to evaluate FIT performance for detection of advanced colorectal neoplasia (AN) by sex and age across nine different FIT brands in a colonoscopy-controlled setting. The faecal samples were obt...

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Main Authors: Anton Gies, Tobias Niedermaier, Elizabeth Alwers, Thomas Hielscher, Korbinian Weigl, Thomas Heisser, Petra Schrotz-King, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
colon cancer
faecal occult blood test
early detection
prevention
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/14/3574

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