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Fecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening
Author(s) -
Li Jing Nan,
Yuan Si Yi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/1751-2980.12712
Subject(s) - medicine , fecal occult blood , colorectal cancer , feces , colorectal cancer screening , cancer , occult , gastroenterology , test (biology) , colonoscopy , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine , paleontology , biology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer‐related mortality worldwide. Cancer screening is known to decrease mortality from CRC. One important test for CRC screening is the fecal occult blood test (FOBT), which includes guaiac FOBT and fecal immunological tests. In this review we discussed the development and application of the FOBT in CRC screening.