Abstract

The Joint Colorectal Cancer Screening Guideline recommends that fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) be performed using immunochemical methods rather than guaiac-based methods (JW Gastroenterol Apr 4 2008). However, direct comparisons between the two test types have been performed only in patients at high risk for, or previously diagnosed with, colorectal cancer (CRC). Now, investigators have prospectively compared the performance of guaiac-based FOBT (Hemoccult …

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