Open AccessThe diagnostic accuracy of the faecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer in risk-stratified symptomatic patients
Author(s) -
Nigel D’Souza,
Georgina Hicks,
Sally C Benton,
Muti Abulafi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0144
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , feces , gastroenterology , cohort , cancer , colorectal cancer screening , biology , paleontology
The faecal immunochemical test detects blood in the faeces, reporting faecal haemoglobin quantitatively in micrograms of haemoglobin per gram of faeces. The aim of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of using the faecal immunochemical test as a rule-out test in symptomatic patients at low and high risk of colorectal cancer.