Faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) as screening for colorectal cancer: the current controversy
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Colorectal cancer screening: yield of faecal occult blood testing.
The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising and increasing public awareness of this condition has stimulated interest in screening tests. Colorectal cancer is treatable and curable in its early stages and clear benefits are present if the cancer can be detected in its early stages. Sensitivity of the faecal occult blood test (FOBT) by immunochemical techniques for colorectal (CRC) cancer scree...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf066