Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Means Getting FIT: The Past, Present, and Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Hemoglobin (FIT)

James Allison; Callum Fraser; Stephen Halloran; Graeme Young

doi:10.5009/gnl.2014.8.2.117

Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Means Getting FIT: The Past, Present, and Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Hemoglobin (FIT)

James Allison, Callum Fraser, Stephen Halloran, Graeme Young

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Abstract

Fecal immunochemical tests for hemoglobin (FIT) are changing the manner in which colorectal cancer (CRC) is screened. Although these tests are being performed worldwide, why is this test different from its predecessors? What evidence supports its adoption? How can this evidence best be used? This review addresses these questions and provides an understanding of FIT theory and practices to expedite international efforts to implement the use of FIT in CRC screening.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-130
Number of pages	14
Journal	Gut and Liver
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2014.8.2.117
Publication status	Published - Mar 2014

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Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer screening
Fecal immunochemical test for hemoglobin
Population screening

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Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Means Getting FIT: The Past, Present, and Future of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Immunochemical Test for Hemoglobin (FIT)

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