How a faecal immunochemical test screening programme changes annual colorectal cancer incidence rates: an Italian intention-to-screen study

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Authors

Lauro Bucchi · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Silvia Mancini · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Flavia Baldacchini · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Alessandra Ravaioli · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Orietta Giuliani · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Rosa Vattiato · Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori

Abstract

The study provided multiple consistent proofs of a causal relationship between the introduction of screening and a stable 28% decrease in annual CRC incidence after eight years.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Cancer

Volume 127, Issue 3, pp. 541-548

DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01813-7

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