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Equivalency of fecal immunochemical tests and colonoscopy in familial colorectal cancer screening.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2014
Quintero Enrique, Carrillo Marta, Gimeno-García Antonio Z, Hernández-Guerra Manuel, Nicolás-Pérez David, Alonso-Abreu Inmaculada, Díez-Fuentes Maria Luisa, Abraira Víctor
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Colonoscopy is the recommended screening procedure for first-degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), but few studies have compared its efficacy for CRC detection with that of other screening strategies. We conducted a controlled randomized trial to compare the efficacy of repeated fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) and colonoscopy in detecting advanced neoplasia (advanced...
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