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Machine learning combining FIT with up to 1,025 clinical variables: limited referral reduction but potential for faster diagnosis

2026-07-17

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<h4>Background</h4> The faecal immunochemical test (FIT) is central to triaging symptomatic patients with suspected colorectal cancer (CRC) in UK primary care, yet only about one in eleven patients above the NICE 10 µg/g threshold have CRC. Existing prediction models attempting to improve on FIT have relied on conventional statistics and limited predictors. <h4>Methods</h4> GP-requested FITs with linked data (Ja...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.16.26358105

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