Interval cancers in a national colorectal screening programme based on faecal immunochemical testing: Implications for faecal haemoglobin concentration threshold and sex inequality.

Gavin R C ClarkThomas GodfreyCalum Purdie Judith A StrachanFrancis A CareyCallum G FraserRobert Jc Steele

Published in: Journal of medical screening (2023)

Reducing the numbers of IC requires lowering the f-Hb threshold. Using different f-Hb thresholds for women and men could eliminate the sex disparity, but with additional colonoscopy.

Keyphrases

colorectal cancer screening
quality improvement
study protocol
pregnancy outcomes
middle aged
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
pregnant women
young adults
breast cancer risk