Test Characteristics of Faecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) Compared with Optical Colonoscopy

Conclusions
The sensitivity of a single-sample FIT for advanced adenomas or cancer was low. Individuals with distal adenomas had a higher odds of testing positive than those with proximal lesions or no lesions.

Source: Journal of Medical Screening - August 22, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Levy, B. T., Bay, C., Xu, Y., Daly, J. M., Bergus, G., Dunkelberg, J., Moss, C. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research