Participation in bowel screening among men attending abdominal aortic aneurysm screening.

CONCLUSION: A substantial proportion of previous bowel screening non-responders subsequently returned a completed FOBT following a brief intervention with a nurse specialist. Attendance at non-bowel screening appointments may provide a valuable opportunity to improve bowel screening uptake.
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Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Quyn AJ, Fraser CG, Rodger J, Digan A, Anderson AS, Steele RJC Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research