Immunochemical faecal occult blood tests are superior to guaiac-based tests for the detection of colorectal neoplasms.

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Published in Eur J Cancer on August 27, 2008

Authors

Vincent Dancourt1, Catherine Lejeune, Côme Lepage, Marie Claude Gailliard, Bernard Meny, Jean Faivre

Author Affiliations

1: Registre des Cancers Digestifs, INSERM U866, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne, CHU de Dijon, BP 87900, 21079 Dijon, France.

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