The effect on colorectal cancer incidence and staging with population-based FOBT-screening in Sweden
In the Stockholm-Gotland program, the FIT screening significantly increased the incidence rate in early staged and proximal CRCs as compared to the uninvited, and the significant decrease in the overall CRC incidence post screening was mainly seen in distal, early staged CRCs in women.
Authors
- Hanna Ribbing Wilén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-2653)
- Håkan Jönsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7621-8132)
- Johannes Blom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4938-6640)
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Stockholm South General Hospital (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22771-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Cancerfonden
- Karolinska Institutet
- Vetenskapsrådet