Which faecal blood test is more accurate in detecting bowel cancer and large polyps in population screening? (Russian Translation of Cochrane Plain Language Summary (PLS))

Abstract

This publication is the Russian translation of the Plain Language Summary (PLS) of the Cochrane Systematic Review: Grobbee EJ, Wisse PHA, Schreuders EH, van Roon A, van Dam L, Zauber AG, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Bramer W, Berhane S, Deeks JJ, Steyerberg EW, van Leerdam ME, Spaander MCW, Kuipers EJ. Guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests versus faecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer screening in average-risk individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;6(6):CD009276. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009276.pub2

Keywords

• colorectal cancer
• bowel cancer
• bowel polyps
• screening
• diagnosis
• guaiac-based faecal occult blood tests
• immunochemical tests
• cochrane systematic review