Validation of a diagnostic prediction tool for colorectal cancer: a case-control replication study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) is crucial for survival. Primary care, the first point of contact in most cases, needs supportive risk assessment tools. We aimed to replicate the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (SCCRAT) for non-metastatic CRC in primary care and examine if risk factor patterns depend on sex and age.

Methods

2,920 adults diagnosed with non-metastatic CRC during the years 2015-2019 after having visited a general practitioner the year before the diagnosis were selected from the Swedish Cancer Register and matched with 11,628 controls, using the same inclusion criteria except for the CRC diagnosis. Diagnostic codes from primary care consultations were collected from a regional health care database. Positive predictive values

SUBMITTER: Nemlander E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745248 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature