Faecal haemoglobin concentrations are associated with all-cause mortality and cause of death in colorectal cancer screening

Faecal haemoglobin concentrations are associated with all-cause mortality and cause of death in colorectal cancer screening

Abstract Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces all-cause and CRC-related mortality. New research demonstrates that the faecal haemoglobin concentration (f-Hb) may indicate the presence of other serious diseases not related to CRC. We investigated the association between f-Hb, measured...

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Main Authors: Lasse Kaalby, Ulrik Deding, Issam Al-Najami, Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff, Thomas Bjørsum-Meyer, Tinne Laurberg, Aasma Shaukat, Robert J. C. Steele, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Morten Rasmussen, Morten Kobaek-Larsen, Gunnar Baatrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
cause of death
colorectal cancer screening
faecal immunochemical test
faecal haemoglobin
mortality
occult blood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02724-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02724-3

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