TOPLINE:

In an English cohort study, patients with symptomatic presentation of colorectal cancer (CRC) and faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results ≥ 10 µg of haemoglobin (Hb)/g had a higher risk for 1-year all-cause and non-CRC mortality than those with FIT results < 10 μg of Hb/g.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers conducted a retrospective study of a cohort of 49,889 adults with symptoms of CRC who underwent a FIT at Nottingham University Hospitals from November 2017 to November 2022.

Of those included, 10,352 had a FIT result ≥ 10 μg of Hb/g (median age, 72 years; 52.5% women; 75.1% White) and 39,537 had a FIT result < 10 μg of Hb/g (median age, 63 years; 56.9% women; 67.8% White).

Primary outcomes were all-cause and non-CRC mortality, with follow-up censoring at either death or 1 year af

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