Fecal Occult Blood Test Results of the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in South Korea (2006–2013)

Abstract There has been controversy regarding the clinical utility of fecal occult blood test (FOBT) as a screening tool for colorectal cancer (CRC) in the general population. The purpose of this study was to examine the results of Korea national CRC screening using FOBT from 2006 to 2013 and to eva...

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Main Authors: John Hoon Rim, Taemi Youk, Jung Gu Kang, Byung Kyu Park, Heon Yung Gee, Jeong-Ho Kim, Jongha Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03134-9