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ROUTINE SCREENING PROCEDURE FOR COLORECTAL NEOPLASM?
Author(s) -
Stuart Malcolm,
Killingback Mark J.,
Sakker Samuel,
Failes David G.,
Frost Gavin W.,
Mennie Barbara
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135890.x
Subject(s) - rectum , colorectal cancer , incidence (geometry) , medicine , colorectal cancer screening , outpatient clinic , general surgery , general hospital , test (biology) , family medicine , cancer , colonoscopy , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
In October. 1978, the Hemoccult II Test was introduced as a screening procedure by the Sydney Hospital Health Information and Screening Service. In the first two years, 4498 people were screened and 150 positive results were obtained. These people were referred for further investigation, with 114 choosing to attend the Edward Wilson Colon and Rectum Unit outpatient clinic at Sydney Hospital. Forty‐four patients were found to have 59 colorectal neoplasms of which 13 were carcinomas. This represents a cancer incidence of 0.29% and corroborates the results of similar studies conducted overseas.