A comparison of three stool tests for colorectal cancer screening.
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چکیده
The annual guaiac or immunochemical fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is one of the five colorectal cancer (CRC) screening regimens recommended by the American Cancer Society (Smith, Cokkinides, & Eyre, 2005). Stool-based deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing for CRC is considered a promising technology (Smith, Cokkinides, & Eyre, 2003). Numerous features of three noninvasive stool tests for CRC are compared.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
دوره 14 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005