Interval Colorectal Cancers in a Fecal Immunochemical Test-Based Screening Program.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Interval colorectal cancers (CRCs) can occur after a negative result on a primary screening test or after a colonoscopy for a positive screening test result without the diagnosis of CRC.

Objective

To compare the burden, incidence, mortality, and long-term survival of interval CRC after a fecal immunochemical test (post-FIT interval CRC) and colonoscopy (postcolonoscopy interval CRC) in the FIT-based Taiwan CRC Screening Program.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed participants (aged 50-74 years) in the Taiwan CRC Screening Program who completed at least 1 FIT between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2012. Two cohorts were created: one including individuals with a negative FIT result, and the other comprising individuals with a posi

SUBMITTER: Hsu WF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12305388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature