First local results of the Finnish FIT-based colorectal cancer screening program - high yield, low complications
This is the first study to show the prevalence of CRC amongst participants of the newly implemented Finnish national CRC-screening program. Nearly half of the patients with CRC were diagnosed in the early stage. The adenoma detection rate was high.
Authors
- Kimmo Salminen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-9240)
- Jukka Koffert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-8961)
- Anu Carpelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-0652)
- Eliisa Löyttyniemi
- Pyry Relander
- Elli Rauhaniemi
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2025.2458062
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05