Community Fecal Immunotesting for Colorectal Cancer Screening

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dc.contributor.advisorNaugler, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorCrouse, Amber
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-02T21:51:45Z
dc.date.available2015-06-22T07:00:39Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-02
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractCommunity fecal immunochemical testing screening programs are important for detecting early disease and are a common way of promoting colorectal cancer screening by primary care physicians. Fecal Immunochemical testing has advantages to the patient as well as to clinical laboratories, but screening rates remain low across Canada and may be associated with sociodemographic factors. This research assesses the operational test characteristics of a FIT pilot program in Calgary, Alberta. Data from a new community-based screening program were also used to test associations of screening rate with sociodemographic variables. The performance of FIT in this clinical setting was very good for detecting carcinoma, but marginal for detection of colonic adenomas. There was also significant geographic variation in screening rates in Calgary. These are associated with a number of sociodemographic factors.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCrouse, A. (2015). Community Fecal Immunotesting for Colorectal Cancer Screening (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25362en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25362
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2129
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subject.classificationColorectal Canceren_US
dc.subject.classificationScreeningen_US
dc.subject.classificationLaboratory Medicineen_US
dc.titleCommunity Fecal Immunotesting for Colorectal Cancer Screening
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineMedical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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