Immunochemical faecal occult blood testing to screen for colorectal cancer: can the screening interval be extended?

Conclusions
The diagnostic yield of FIT screening using a lowered positivity threshold in combination with an extended screening interval (up to 5 years) may be similar to conventional FIT strategies. This justifies and motivates further research steps in this direction.

Source: Gut - June 6, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Haug, U., Grobbee, E. J., Lansdorp-Vogelaar, I., Spaander, M. C. W., Kuipers, E. J. Tags: Colon Source Type: research