High prevalence of hyperplastic polyposis syndrome (serrated polyposis) in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme

High prevalence of hyperplastic polyposis syndrome (serrated polyposis) in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme

[...]we noticed a number of cases during bowel cancer screening colonoscopy based on guaiac faecal occult blood testing (gFOBT) and, therefore, formally assessed this within our screening cohort in an audit as part of service development. Currently, the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) do...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gut 2013-03, Vol.62 (3), p.475-475
Hauptverfasser: Biswas, Sujata, Ellis, Antony J, Guy, Richard, Savage, Helen, Madronal, Karen, East, James E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged
Colonic Polyps - diagnosis
Colonic Polyps - epidemiology
Colonic Polyps - pathology
Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer
Early Detection of Cancer
England - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia - diagnosis
Hyperplasia - epidemiology
Hyperplasia - pathology
Male
Medical screening
Middle Aged
National Health Programs
Patients
Population
Prevalence
Surveillance
Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:[...]we noticed a number of cases during bowel cancer screening colonoscopy based on guaiac faecal occult blood testing (gFOBT) and, therefore, formally assessed this within our screening cohort in an audit as part of service development. Currently, the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) does not offer any surveillance for serrated polyps in line with British Society of Gastroenterology 2010 Polyp Surveillance Guidelines.
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
DOI:10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303233