Different seasons with decreased performance of immunochemical faecal occult blood tests in colorectal cancer screening

In their paper, Grazzini et al described seasonal influences on the performance of an immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) in colorectal cancer screening and concluded that the performance is 17% lower in the hot summer months than in winter. 1 We wondered if this would also be true for o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gut 2011-09, Vol.60 (9), p.1303-1304
Hauptverfasser:	van Rossum, Leo G M, van Oijen, Martijn G H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Colorectal cancer colorectal neoplasia Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis epidemiology Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Male Mass Screening - standards Medical sciences Medical screening Occult Blood screening Seasons Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Summer Temperature Tumors Winter
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Zusammenfassung:	In their paper, Grazzini et al described seasonal influences on the performance of an immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) in colorectal cancer screening and concluded that the performance is 17% lower in the hot summer months than in winter. 1 We wondered if this would also be true for other countries.
ISSN:	0017-5749 1468-3288
DOI:	10.1136/gut.2010.223412