Risk of Oral and Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in Persons With Positive Results From a Fecal Immunochemical Test in a Colorectal Cancer Screening Program

European guidelines recommend screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using the fecal immunochemical test (FIT), with follow-up colonoscopies for individuals with positive test results. However, more than half of participants with positive results from the FIT are not found to have advanced neoplasia in the colonoscopy examination. Fecal occult blood might also come from the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, so perhaps we should consider esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), to detect upper GI cancers.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - February 7, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Manon van der Vlugt, Esm ée J. Grobbee, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Amanda C.R.K. Bos, Ernst J. Kuipers, Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Manon C.W. Spaander, Evelien Dekker Source Type: research