Cost-effectiveness of FIT and a FIT-based model to optimise symptomatic diagnosis of colorectal cancer: health economic modelling for the COLOFIT project
Introduction Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) at a threshold of 10 mg haemaglobin (Hb)/g is used in English primary care to prioritise urgent referral for colorectal cancer (CRC) investigation in symptomatic patients. The COLOFIT algorithm, based on FIT score, age, sex and blood results, performs...
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| Main Authors: | Linda Sharp, Sarah Bailey, Colin Rees, Willie Hamilton, Dawn Craig, Joe West, David Humes, Gary Abel, James Turvill, Brian Nicholson, Chloe Thomas, Jim Chilcott, Colin Crooks, Olena Mandrik, John Whelpton |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Public Health |
| Online Access: | https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e002089.full |
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