Faecal immunochemical test for patients with 'high-risk' bowel symptoms: a large prospective cohort study and updated literature review.
Helga E LaszloEdward SewardRuth M AylingJennifer LakeAman MalhiClare StephensKathy Pritchard-JonesDonna ChungAllan HackshawMichael MachesneyPublished in: British journal of cancer (2021)
FIT alone as a triage tool would miss an estimated 1 in 8 cases in our study (1 in 14 from meta-analysis), while many people without CRC could avoid investigations. FIT can focus secondary care diagnostic capacity on patients most at risk of CRC, but more work on safety netting is required before incorporating FIT triage into the urgent diagnostic pathway.
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