Use of faecal immunochemical tests common in patients with suspected colorectal cancer but unrelated to travel distance to secondary care: a population-based study from Swedish primary care

• Main Authors: Cecilia Högberg (Author), Olof Cronberg (Author), Hans Thulesius (Author), Mikael Lilja (Author), Stefan Jansson (Author), Ulf Gunnarsson (Author)
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• 出版: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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AbstractBackground Evidence is increasing for the use of faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for occult blood as diagnostic tools when colorectal cancer can be suspected. FITs have been used for this purpose in Swedish primary care since around 2005 despite absence of supporting guidelines. To our kn...