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Screening for Colorectal Neoplasms With New Fecal Occult Blood Tests: Update on Performance Characteristics

John E. Allison, Lori C. Sakoda, Theodore R. Levin, Jo P. Tucker, Irene S. Tekawa, Thomas Cuff, Mary Patricia Pauly, Lyle Shlager, Albert M Palitz, Wei Zhao,

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2007 · 374 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

The FIT has high sensitivity and specificity for detecting left-sided colorectal cancer, and it may be a useful replacement for the GT.

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