Authors: WP Fu MH Kam WM Ling SF Ong N Suzannah KongWeng Eu
Publish Date: 2009/07/23
Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 225-230
Abstract
The quantitative immunochemical faecal occult blood test qFOBT has been shown to be an accurate method of identifying significant colorectal neoplasia including cancer and advanced adenomas This study reports the results of a Singapore populationbased colorectal cancer screening event using the qFOBTThis event was held as part of a colorectal cancer awareness exhibition All asymptomatic individuals above the age of 40 years with no previous colorectal cancer screening in the last 1 year were invited to participate Eligible participants were screened using two consecutive qFOBTs with a positive faecal haemoglobin threshold taken at 100 ng/mL Participants with at least one positive qFOBT result were recalled and advised to undergo colonoscopy Endoscopic polypectomy or surgery was performed according to colonoscopic findingsA total of 751 55 male 45 female participants with a median age of 53 years range 40–85 years took part in the screening event Five hundred and forty 72 participants returned the qFOBT samples of which 57 11 tested positive Fiftytwo of these participants proceeded to colonoscopy Three participants had sigmoid cancer and 12 had advanced polyps all of which were located distally in the sigmoid colon or rectum Five of the participants required surgery for colorectal neoplasia and all recovered well without complications
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