Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tate, J J
• Northway, J
• Royle, G T
• Taylor, I

Titel

Evaluation of a 'DIY' test for the detection of colorectal cancer

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1989-07, Vol.82 (7), p.388-390

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

1989

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A new type of faecal occult blood test, EZ-Detect, has been evaluated in 404 patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of colorectal disease. The test avoids handling of stools and gives a result which patients can read themselves--factors which may increase patient compliance. In comparison with the Haemoccult test, EZ-Detect has the same sensitivity for blood in laboratory conditions. In clinical use 98% of patients expressed a preference for EZ-Detect but it detected significantly fewer patients with cancer than did Haemoccult (P = less than 0.05). In its present form, this type of test would be unsuitable for population screening for colorectal cancer even if improved compliance is achieved.