One-sample quantitative and two-sample qualitative faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening: a cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are widely used for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the Western countries, whereas qualitative FITs are preferred in China. The present study aimed to compare the screening yield between one-sample quantitative FIT and two-sample qualitative FIT for CRC screening.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

A population-based CRC screening programme was conducted in 28 communities in Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China.

Participants

Consecutive participants aged 40-74 years were invited to undergo the CRC screening programme. Two-sample qualitative FITs were offered between January 2019 and December 2019, and one-sample quantitative FIT was offered between August 2019 and February 2020.

Primary a

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121484 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature