Enhancing colorectal cancer screening in high-risk population through fecal immunochemical test surveillance: Results from a surveillance program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines recommend colonoscopy-based surveillance to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among these participants with above-average risk. The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) holds promise as a viable alternative surveillance tool, but the existing evidence regarding the use of settings remains limited. Therefore, our aim is to evaluate the CRC incidence rates in individuals with above-average CRC risk and the relationship between FIT surveillance and CRC incidence.

Methods

The retrospective cohort study was performed based on the CRC screening program between January 2012 and December 2022, in Tianjin, China. This cohort study included 12,515 participants aged 40-74 years with above-average risk. The primary outcomes were the incidence rates of

SUBMITTER: Qin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491543 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature