Age, male sex, smoking and metabolic syndrome as risk factors of advanced colorectal neoplasia for fecal immunochemical test negative patients

CONCLUSION: For the cases with negative FIT, colonoscopy screening should be considered for those male patients over 50 years old, with a history of smoking and metabolic syndrome to detect AN.PMID:34127350 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2021.05.025

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - June 15, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wei-Chun Cheng Po-Jun Chen Jui-Wen Kang Wei-Ying Chen Bor-Shyang Sheu Source Type: research