Immunological faecal occult blood testing: A discriminatory test to identify colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients
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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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There is a high prevalence and incidence of colorectal cancer in industrial countries. It is the commonest cancer in women after breast cancer and in men after prostate and lung cancer and one of the most common causes of death from malignant disease. The cause of colorectal cancer is unknown, thus primary-prevention programs could not be elaborated and the only occasion to reduce mortality is ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.02.013