NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer

Practices will be expected to provide a a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to all patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer before urgent referral, following a final update to NICE guidance. NICE estimates that the guidance will reduce the number of patients referred for colonoscopy by a quarter – avoiding 94,291 ‘unnecessary’ referrals per year. The... Read moreThe post NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
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