Screening for colon cancer: is the fecal occult blood test worthwhile?

Although fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) has long been considered the simplest and best screening test for colon cancer, up to 60% of results are false-negative and up to 30% are false-positive. The authors question the validity of a test that can so easily be affected by sampling errors, diet, an...

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Publicado en:Consultant (00107069) Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 19 - 24
Autores principales: Connors PJ, Bynum TE
Formato: pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: HMP Global 1991 Jul
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