Faecal immunochemical tests versus guaiac faecal occult blood tests: What clinicians and colorectal cancer screening programme organisers need to know

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cause of cancer-related death, it is fortunately amenable to screening with faecal tests for occult blood and endoscopic tests. Despite the evidence for the efficacy of guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests (gFOBT), they have not been popular with primar...

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Main Authors: Tinmouth, J., Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris, Allison, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49928