Interval cancers after negative immunochemical test compared to screen and non-responders’ detected cancers in Slovenian colorectal cancer screening programme

Mlakar Dominika Novak; Bric Tatjana Kofol; Škrjanec Ana Lucija; Krajc Mateja

doi:10.2478/raon-2018-0025

Radiology and Oncology (Jul 2018)

Interval cancers after negative immunochemical test compared to screen and non-responders’ detected cancers in Slovenian colorectal cancer screening programme

Mlakar Dominika Novak,
Bric Tatjana Kofol,
Škrjanec Ana Lucija,
Krajc Mateja

Affiliations

Mlakar Dominika Novak: National Institute of Public Health, Cancer Screening, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bric Tatjana Kofol: National Institute of Public Health, Cancer Screening, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Škrjanec Ana Lucija: National Institute of Public Health, Cancer Screening, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Krajc Mateja: Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Cancer Genetic Clinic, Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2018-0025
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 52, no. 4
pp. 413 – 421

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We assessed the incidence and characteristics of interval cancers after faecal immunochemical occult blood test and calculated the test sensitivity in Slovenian colorectal cancer screening programme.

Published in Radiology and Oncology

ISSN: 1581-3207 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RAON

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