Published in BMC Medicine
BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths globally. However, there is overwhelming evidence that a large proportion of CRC cases and deaths could be prevented by screening. Nevertheless, CRC screening programmes are offered in a minority of countries only and often suffer fro...
Several randomized trials have shown a reduction of colorectal cancer mortality by screening using guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests. However, little is known on the long-term effect of screening at the population level in everyday practice. Small-sized geographic areas including a total of 91,199 individuals were allocated to either biennal s...
Published in Digestion
There is general agreement that screening for CRC in the asymptomatic population should begin at the age of 50. Several different screening methods are available which can be separated into those that mainly detect cancers: faecal occult blood tests [guaiac (FOBT) and immunochemical (FIT)], genetic stool tests, blood tests and the M2-pyruvate kinas...
The optimal immunochemical test to use for generalised mass screening is still under debate in France. To compare the cost and effectiveness in biennial screening for colorectal cancer of fifteen strategies consisting of the three-stool sample un-rehydrated guaiac faecal occult blood test and three immunochemical tests: Magstream, FOB-Gold and OC-S...
Published in Techniques in Coloproctology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major health problem in western countries. It is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in EU countries with about 220 000 new cases per year; the number of CRC deaths approaches 112 000. Most cancer arises from adenomatous polyps through the adenoma-carcinoma sequence; the natural history of the disease is long: the risk...
