[HTML][HTML] Role of the faecal immunochemical test in patients with risk-stratified suspected colorectal cancer symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform …

R Booth, R Carten, N D'Souza, M Westwood… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE),
recommended in 2017 the use of the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to guide …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic importance of MRI-detected extramural venous invasion in rectal cancer: a literature review and systematic meta-analysis

JJ Tan, RV Carten, A Babiker, M Abulafi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Extramural venous invasion (EMVI) is recognized as a poor prognostic factor in
rectal cancer. There are well-documented limitations associated with pathology detection of …

Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in patients with signs or symptoms of suspected colorectal cancer (CRC): a joint guideline from the Association of Coloproctology …

KJ Monahan, MM Davies, M Abulafi, A Banerjea… - Gut, 2022 - gut.bmj.com
Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) has a high sensitivity for the detection of colorectal
cancer (CRC). In a symptomatic population FIT may identify those patients who require …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing a colorectal cancer research database from routinely collected health data: the process and potential from a pilot study

A Tamm, HJS Jones, W Perry, D Campbell… - BMJ Health & Care …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Colorectal cancer is a common cause of death and morbidity. A significant amount
of data are routinely collected during patient treatment, but they are not generally available …

Large rectal polyps require specialist assessment and staging to optimise management of Early Rectal Cancer

R Carten, N Khattab, A Chau, A Goede - European Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - ejso.com
Background/Introduction: The SPECC Initiative defines Significant Rectal Polyps as those
measuring 20mm or greater in size. However, national guidelines suggest size alone should …