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Article: Screening for colorectal cancer in Chinese: Comparison of fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy

TitleScreening for colorectal cancer in Chinese: Comparison of fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy
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Issue Date2003
PublisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastro
Citation
Gastroenterology, 2003, v. 124 n. 3, p. 608-614 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground & Aims: Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), and colonoscopy are the most commonly recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy and safety of these 3 screening procedures in a general population of ethnic Chinese. Methods: Asymptomatic adults older than 50 years were recruited from the general public through health exhibitions. All enrolled subjects were offered FOBT and full colonoscopy under sedation. Advanced colonic lesions (defined as adenoma ≥ 10 mm, villous adenoma, adenoma with moderate or severe dysplasia, or invasive cancer) were recorded. Lesions at the distal 40 cm in the left colon and rectum were taken as findings of FS. Results: A total of 505 subjects (56% women; mean age ± SD, 56.5 ± 5.4 years) were enrolled, and 476 (94.3%) had a complete colonoscopy. Advanced colonic neoplasms were documented in 63 subjects (12.5%), of which 45 had lesions in the distal colon and 26 in the proximal colon. Among the 385 subjects with a normal distal colon, 14 (3.6%) had advanced lesions in the proximal colon that would be missed by FS alone. The sensitivity and specificity of FOBT for advanced colonic lesions were 14.3% and 79.2% and the sensitivity and specificity of FS were 77.8% and 83.9%, respectively. Combining FOBT with FS would not significantly improve the results of FS alone. Among these 505 subjects who underwent colonoscopy and 148 who underwent polypectomy, there was no perforation and only one occurrence of postpolypectomy bleeding recorded. Conclusions: Colonoscopy is a safe and accurate method for the screening of colorectal neoplasms in Chinese subjects.
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dc.contributor.authorSung, JJYen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, FKLen_US
dc.contributor.authorLeung, WKen_US
dc.contributor.authorWu, JCYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLau, JYWen_US
dc.contributor.authorChing, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorTo, KFen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, YTen_US
dc.contributor.authorLuk, YWen_US
dc.contributor.authorKung, NNSen_US
dc.contributor.authorKwok, SPYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLi, MKWen_US
dc.contributor.authorChung, SCSen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:22:15Z-
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:22:15Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.identifier.citationGastroenterology, 2003, v. 124 n. 3, p. 608-614en_US
dc.identifier.issn0016-5085en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/162677-
dc.description.abstractBackground & Aims: Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS), and colonoscopy are the most commonly recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy and safety of these 3 screening procedures in a general population of ethnic Chinese. Methods: Asymptomatic adults older than 50 years were recruited from the general public through health exhibitions. All enrolled subjects were offered FOBT and full colonoscopy under sedation. Advanced colonic lesions (defined as adenoma ≥ 10 mm, villous adenoma, adenoma with moderate or severe dysplasia, or invasive cancer) were recorded. Lesions at the distal 40 cm in the left colon and rectum were taken as findings of FS. Results: A total of 505 subjects (56% women; mean age ± SD, 56.5 ± 5.4 years) were enrolled, and 476 (94.3%) had a complete colonoscopy. Advanced colonic neoplasms were documented in 63 subjects (12.5%), of which 45 had lesions in the distal colon and 26 in the proximal colon. Among the 385 subjects with a normal distal colon, 14 (3.6%) had advanced lesions in the proximal colon that would be missed by FS alone. The sensitivity and specificity of FOBT for advanced colonic lesions were 14.3% and 79.2% and the sensitivity and specificity of FS were 77.8% and 83.9%, respectively. Combining FOBT with FS would not significantly improve the results of FS alone. Among these 505 subjects who underwent colonoscopy and 148 who underwent polypectomy, there was no perforation and only one occurrence of postpolypectomy bleeding recorded. Conclusions: Colonoscopy is a safe and accurate method for the screening of colorectal neoplasms in Chinese subjects.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastroen_US
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dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAsian Continental Ancestry Groupen_US
dc.subject.meshColonoscopy - Adverse Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshColorectal Neoplasms - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Screening - Methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshOccult Blooden_US
dc.subject.meshSafetyen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity And Specificityen_US
dc.subject.meshSigmoidoscopy - Adverse Effectsen_US
dc.titleScreening for colorectal cancer in Chinese: Comparison of fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1053/gast.2003.50090en_US
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