fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
Improvement of Asia-Pacific colorectal screening score and evaluation of its use combined with fecal immunochemical test
... Background: The Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening (APCS) score is effective to screen high-risk groups of advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) patients but needs revising and can be combined with the fecal ...
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Accuracy of a fecal immunochemical test according to outside temperature and travel time
... Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are typically con- ducted at home and sent to a laboratory for ...used fecal immunochemical test (FOB Gold) using ...
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DNA from fecal immunochemical test can replace stool for detection of colonic lesions using a microbiota-based model
... Although colorectal cancer (CRC) mortality has declined in recent decades, it remains the second leading cause of death among cancers in the USA [1]. Early detection of CRC is critical since patients whose tumors are ...
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Diagnosis reliability of combined flexible sigmoidoscopy and fecal-immunochemical test in colorectal neoplasia screening
... Background: Employing colonoscopy, the gold standard in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis testing, for CRC screening presents a significant risk of complications. Alternative methods with a lower invasive-level and fewer ...
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A Combination of Fecal Immunochemical Test Results and Iron Deficiency Anemia for Detection of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Men
... Purpose: A substantial proportion of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) present with iron deficiency anemia (IDA), and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) has proven to be an effective method for ...
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Microbiota-based model improves the sensitivity of fecal immunochemical test for detecting colonic lesions
... on this observation we developed a cross-validated ran- dom forest model that combined both FIT and the microbiota to detect colonic lesions. The resulting MMT had higher sensitivity than FIT for detecting lesions, es- ...
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Comparison of patient preferences for fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy using the analytic hierarchy process
... Previous studies consistently reported that colonoscopy and the stool blood test were the most often-preferred op- tions by patients [5,30]. The number of colonoscopy proce- dures has risen steadily in the United ...
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Are Hemorrhoids Associated with False Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Results?
... Data are expressed as a mean±standard deviation or frequency (%). Baseline characteristics and colorectal lesions in the partici- pants with and without hemorrhoids were compared by the chi- square analysis or Fisher’s ...
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Comparison of mailed invitation strategies to improve fecal occult blood test participation in men: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... Consistent with a number of international screening programs [32], the NBCSP invites participants to screen by the use of mailed invitation letters accompanied by a free fecal immunochemical test ...
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Community contextual predictors of endoscopic colorectal cancer screening in the USA: spatial multilevel regression analysis
... annual fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT), peri- odic sigmoidoscopy, or a combination of FOBT/FIT and ...
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Fecal occult blood versus DNA testing: indirect comparison in a colorectal cancer screening population
... DNA test (MSDT) that showed higher sensitivity but lower specificity than a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for hemoglobin in one recent study from the US and Canada, is increasingly used for ...
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<p>Time to colonoscopy, cancer probability, and precursor lesions in the Danish colorectal cancer screening program</p>
... (Fecal Immunochemical Test [FIT]; OC Sensor System; Eiken Chemical Company, Tokyo, Japan) to detect traces of blood in stool samples as the primary tool of ...
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Patterns and Trends in Diagnostic Tests Used for Detection of Colorectal Cancer after Screening with the Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test in Japan
... Japan, fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is recommended for annual screening from age 40 years using the two-consecutive sample fecal immunochemical test method based on scientific evaluation ...
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Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for colorectal cancer: a comparison of guaiac-based faecal occult blood testing, faecal immunochemical testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy
... We chose to evaluate a strategy that combined gFOBT with reflex FIT, instead of the more conventional approach of reflex gFOBT. This was because second-line FIT has been shown to limit the number of colposcopy referrals ...
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Faecal immunochemical test accuracy in patients referred for surveillance colonoscopy: a multi-centre cohort study
... sensor test (Eiken Chemical ...completed test and the signed informed consent form were handed over to the nursing staff at the endos- copy ...the test at the endoscopy ...
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Efficient Generation of Power In Medium Voltage Direct Current Systems: Variable Speed Operation and Rectifier Considerations
... Because patients are nested within physician and are likely to experience a unique physician level effect, we conducted multilevel modeling. Patients within a physician panel are considered to have an exchangeable ...
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Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) and Telephone Reminder System
... The iFOBT kit for colorectal cancer screening is different than other screens. It requires a patient to bring the kit home, perform the test on his or her own over the span of two days, and bring it back to the ...
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Is the patient activation measure associated with adherence to colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test result?
... There are a number of important studies that exam- ined the association between colonoscopy performance and behavioral elements. In a study of 342 first degree relatives of patients with CRC [16] the only personal ...
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Immunochemical Faecal Occult Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review
... The effectiveness of CRC screening programmes using gFOBT has been proven in three RCTs, one in USA and two in Europe (UK and Denmark). In these studies reduction in mortality ranged from 15.0% to 33.0% depending on the ...
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Pseudobezoars: Technology Progress and New Prospects as a Medical Platform
... routine fecal occult blood test (e.g. a sensitive guaiac test) is combined with an immunological test for human haemoglobin, the sensitivity improves to 97% (only 3% false negative results) in ...
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