# Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/faecal-immunochemical-tests-fit-can-help-to-rule-out-colorectal-cancer-in/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Marie Westwood,Shona Lang,Nigel Armstrong,Sietze van Turenhout,Joaquín Cubiella,Lisa Stirk,Isaac Corro Ramos,Marianne Luyendijk,Remziye Zaim,Jos Kleijnen,Callum G. Fraser |
| Citations | 124 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12916-017-0944-z |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12916-017-0944-z |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2765474761 |
| PMID | 29061126 |
| Type | review |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Isaac Corro Ramos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/isaac-corro-ramos/)

## Paper journal

- [BMC Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmc-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-screening-and-detection/)

## Paper topics

- [Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-screening-and-detection/)
- [Microscopic Colitis](https://scholariq.org/topics/microscopic-colitis/)
- [Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control](https://scholariq.org/topics/clinical-laboratory-practices-and-quality-control/)

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