Combining faecal haemoglobin, iron deficiency anaemia status and age can improve colorectal cancer risk prediction in patients attending primary care with bowel symptoms: a retrospective observational study
Combining f-Hb, patient age and IDA status improves CRC risk prediction, identifies a low-risk group with f-Hb<20 µg Hb/g and no IDA and could inform revised referral guidance.
Authors
- Jennifer Nobes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9198-2698)
- Callum G. Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-7994)
- Craig Mowat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5021-415X)
- Christopher Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-4619)
- Jayne Digby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1775-8734)
- Judith A Strachan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4528-1005)
- Rebecca McCann
Institutions
- University of Dundee (GB)
- NHS Tayside (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gut
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2024-334248
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.16
Funders
- Scottish Government
- Chief Scientist Office