In Screening for Colorectal Cancer, Is the FIT Right for the Right Side of the Colon?

Zorzi and colleagues reported on the yield from 6 rounds of biennial colorectal cancer screening with the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) from 2002 to 2015 in a fixed cohort. The editorialists discuss the study findings, the advantages of FIT, and the need for studies to examine whether screening with FIT prevents right colon cancer deaths.

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