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Faecal immunochemical testing in bowel cancer screening: Estimating outcomes for different diagnostic policies.

Shuping J LiLinda D SharplesSally C BentonOleg BlyussChristopher MathewsPeter SasieniStephen W Duffy
Published in: Journal of medical screening (2020)
Under the current diagnostic policy of dichotomising FIT results, a very low threshold would be required to achieve high sensitivity to CRC and HRA, which would place further strain on colonoscopy resources. The NHS BCSP in England might benefit from a diagnostic policy that makes greater use of the quantitative nature of FIT.
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