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Study Finds Office-Based FOBT Inadequate for Detecting Colorectal Cancer
A new study has found that an office-based fecal occult blood test (FOBT) that uses a single sample detects less than 5% of advanced colorectal neoplasia.
Randomized controlled trials that have examined FOBT
Clinical Trial Participants Fare No Better or Worse Than Other Patients, Review Finds