[Performance of the Hemoccult test in the screening of colorectal cancer and adenoma. Results of 5 screening campaigns in Saône-et-Loire].

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Date publication

mai 1999

Journal

Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LEJEUNE Catherine


Tous les auteurs :
Tazi MA, Faivre J, Lejeune C, Benhamiche AM, Dassonville F

Résumé

The aim of this population-based study was to specify the positivity rate, the positive predictive value of Hemoccult test as well as the characteristics of the cancers and adenomas screened during the successive colorectal cancer screening campaigns.

Mots clés

Adenoma, diagnosis, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Colorectal Neoplasms, diagnosis, Female, France, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, methods, Middle Aged, Occult Blood, Predictive Value of Tests, Retrospective Studies

Référence

Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol.. 1999 May;23(5):475-80