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VOCs vs FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening

ABSTRACT: Endogenous breath VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are present in various excreted biological materials (urine, blood, faeces an breath) and their analysis offers a possibility for cancer screening. Some of these VOCs are reversed in the venous blood stream and reach the lung alveoli where some of them are exhaled. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest tumours and is an important cause of cancer-related mortality. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of CRC. Screening with fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is associated with a 13-18% CRC-mortality reduction. Aim of the study To compare the reliability of this breath analysis with Immunochemically-based Fecal Occult Blood Test.

DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer,Colorectal Neoplasms,Colorectal Polyp

PROVIDER: 2340692 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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