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Priority stratification for colonoscopy based on two-sample faecal immunochemical test screening: results from a cross-sectional study at an endoscopy clinic in Japan.

Osamu ToyoshimaYutaka YamajiToshihiro NishizawaShuntaro YoshidaTomoharu YamadaKen KurokawaMiho ObataRyo KondoMasahito TobaKazuhiko Koike
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
Two-positive results for two-sample FIT showed a much higher yield for more advanced colorectal cancers than the one-positive result. High priority for diagnostic colonoscopy should be assigned to patients with two-positive-FIT results.
Keyphrases
  • colorectal cancer screening
  • primary care
  • physical activity