Fecal immunochemical test‐based colorectal cancer screening: The gender dilemma

Esmée J. Grobbee, Els Wieten, Bettina E. Hansen, Esther M. Stoop, Thomas R. de Wijkerslooth, Iris Lansdorp‐Vogelaar, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Evelien Dekker, Ernst J. Kuipers, Manon C.W. Spaander

United European Gastroenterology Journal · 2016 · 40 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

More AN were both detected and missed in men compared to women at all cut-offs. Gender-tailored cut-offs could either level sensitivity in men and women (i.e., lower cut-off in women) or level the amount of missed lesions (i.e., lower cut-off in men).

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