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Effects of Fecal Sampling on Preanalytical and Analytical Phases in Quantitative Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Hemoglobin by Rapi, Stefano, Berardi, Margherita, Cellai, Filippo, Ciattini, Samuele, Chelazzi, Laura, Ognibene, Agostino, Rubeca, Tiziana

“…Background Information on preanalytical variability is mandatory to bring laboratories up to ISO 15189 requirements. Fecal sampling is greatly affected by lack…”
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Impact of Preanalytical Factors on Fecal Immunochemical Tests: Need for New Strategies in Comparison of Methods by Rubeca, Tiziana, Cellai, Filippo, Confortini, Massimo, Fraser, Callum G., Rapi, Stefano

“…Background Harmonization of fecal immunochemical tests for hemoglobin (FIT-Hb) is crucial to compare clinical outcomes in screening programs. The lack of…”
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Measuring interval cancers in population‐based screening using different assays of fecal occult blood testing: The district of Florence experience by Zappa, Marco, Castiglione, Guido, Paci, Eugenio, Grazzini, Grazia, Rubeca, Tiziana, Turco, Patricia, Crocetti, Emanuele, Ciatto, Stefano

“…The fecal occult blood test (FOBT) has demonstrated its efficacy in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer (CRC). The guaiac‐based FOBT has been criticized…”
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The impact of immunochemical faecal occult blood testing on colorectal cancer incidence by Ventura, Leonardo, Mantellini, Paola, Grazzini, Grazia, Castiglione, Guido, Buzzoni, Carlotta, Rubeca, Tiziana, Sacchettini, Claudio, Paci, Eugenio, Zappa, Marco

“…Abstract Background The efficacy of colorectal cancer screening based on faecal immunochemical test, in terms of reduction of colorectal cancer incidence, is…”
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RE: A Proposal to Standardize Reporting Units for Fecal Immunochemical Tests for Hemoglobin by Fraser, Callum G, Rapi, Stefano, Rubeca, Tiziana

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Faecal haemoglobin concentration among subjects with negative FIT results is associated with the detection rate of neoplasia at subsequent rounds: a prospective study in the context of population based screening programmes in Italy by Senore, Carlo, Zappa, Marco, Campari, Cinzia, Crotta, Sergio, Armaroli, Paola, Arrigoni, Arrigo, Cassoni, Paola, Colla, Rossana, Fracchia, Mario, Gili, Fabrizio, Grazzini, Grazia, Lolli, Roberto, Menozzi, Patrizia, Orione, Lorenzo, Polizzi, Salvatore, Rapi, Stefano, Riggi, Emilia, Rubeca, Tiziana, Sassatelli, Romano, Visioli, Carmen, Segnan, Nereo

“…To estimate the predictive role of faecal haemoglobin (f-Hb) concentration among subjects with faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results below the positivity…”
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Faecal haemoglobin concentrations vary with sex and age, but data are not transferable across geography for colorectal cancer screening by Fraser, Callum G, Rubeca, Tiziana, Rapi, Stefano, Chen, Li-Sheng, Chen, Hsiu-Hsiu

“…Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) are becoming widely used in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Availability of data on faecal haemoglobin concentrations…”
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Comparing Attendance and Detection Rate of Colonoscopy With Sigmoidoscopy and FIT for Colorectal Cancer Screening by Segnan, Nereo, Senore, Carlo, Andreoni, Bruno, Azzoni, Alberto, Bisanti, Luigi, Cardelli, Alessandro, Castiglione, Guido, Crosta, Cristiano, Ederle, Andrea, Fantin, Alberto, Ferrari, Arnaldo, Fracchia, Mario, Ferrero, Franco, Gasperoni, Stefano, Recchia, Serafino, Risio, Mauro, Rubeca, Tiziana, Saracco, Giorgio, Zappa, Marco

“…Background & Aims: We conducted a study to estimate population coverage and detection rate (DR) achievable through different strategies of colorectal cancer…”
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A comparative effectiveness trial of two faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT). Assessment of test performance and adherence in a single round of a population-based screening programme for colorectal cancer by Passamonti, Basilio, Malaspina, Morena, Fraser, Callum G, Tintori, Beatrice, Carlani, Angela, D'Angelo, Valentina, Galeazzi, Paola, Di Dato, Eugenio, Mariotti, Loretta, Bulletti, Simonetta, D'Amico, Maria Rosaria, Gustinucci, Daniela, Martinelli, Nadia, Spita, Nicoletta, Cesarini, Elena, Rubeca, Tiziana, Giaimo, Mariadonata, Segnan, Nereo, Senore, Carlo

“…To compare acceptability and diagnostic accuracy of a recently available faecal immunochemical test (FIT) system (HM-JACKarc) with the FIT routinely used in an…”
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SIED-GISCOR recommendations for colonoscopy in screening programs: Part I – Diagnostic by Parodi, Maria Caterina, Antonelli, Giulio, Galloro, Giuseppe, Radaelli, Franco, Manes, Giampiero, Manno, Mauro, Camellini, Lorenzo, Sereni, Giuliana, Caserta, Luigi, Arrigoni, Arrigo, Fasoli, Renato, Sassatelli, Romano, Pigò, Flavia, Iovino, Paola, Scimeca, Daniela, De Luca, Luca, Rizkala, Tommy, Tringali, Alberto, Campari, Cinzia, Capogreco, Antonio, Testoni, Sabrina Gloria Giulia, Bertani, Helga, Fantin, Alberto, Mitri, Roberto Di, Familiari, Pietro, Labardi, Maurizio, De Angelis, Claudio, Anghinoni, Emanuela, Rubeca, Tiziana, Cassoni, Paola, Zorzi, Manuel, Mussetto, Alessandro, Hassan, Cesare, Senore, Carlo

“…The implementation of FIT programs reduces incidence and mortality from CRC in the screened subjects. The ultimate efficacy for CRC morbidity and mortality…”
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Influence of seasonal variations in ambient temperatures on performance of immunochemical faecal occult blood test for colorectal cancer screening: observational study from the Florence district by Grazzini, Grazia, Ventura, Leonardo, Zappa, Marco, Ciatto, Stefano, Confortini, Massimo, Rapi, Stefano, Rubeca, Tiziana, Visioli, Carmen Beatriz, Halloran, Stephen P

“…Faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) in population screening has proved to be effective in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer. In Italy a latex…”
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How to improve the performances of Fecal Immunological Tests (FIT): Need for standardization of the sampling and pre-analytical phases and revision of the procedures for comparison of methods by Rapi, Stefano, Rubeca, Tiziana, Fraser, Callum G.

“…Lack of reference materials and standard procedures, on faecal tests leads to major problems in harmonisation of methods and do not allow the comparison of…”
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Impact of a new sampling buffer on faecal haemoglobin stability in a colorectal cancer screening programme by the faecal immunochemical test by Grazzini, Grazia, Ventura, Leonardo, Rubeca, Tiziana, Rapi, Stefano, Cellai, Filippo, Di Dia, Pietro P., Mallardi, Beatrice, Mantellini, Paola, Zappa, Marco, Castiglione, Guido

“…Haemoglobin (Hb) stability in faecal samples is an important issue in colorectal cancer screening by the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for Hb. This study…”
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Randomized Trial of Different Screening Strategies for Colorectal Cancer: Patient Response and Detection Rates by Segnan, Nereo, Senore, Carlo, Andreoni, Bruno, Arrigoni, Arrigo, Bisanti, Luigi, Cardelli, Alessandro, Castiglione, Guido, Crosta, Cristiano, DiPlacido, Roberta, Ferrari, Arnaldo, Ferraris, Roberto, Ferrero, Franco, Fracchia, Mario, Gasperoni, Stefano, Malfitana, Giuseppe, Recchia, Serafino, Risio, Mauro, Rizzetto, Mario, Saracco, Giorgio, Spandre, Mauro, Turco, Delio, Turco, Patricia, Zappa, Marco

“…Background: Although there is general consensus concerning the efficacy of colorectal cancer screening, there is a lack of agreement about which routine…”
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Overall evaluation of an immunological latex agglutination system for fecal occult blood testing in the colorectal cancer screening program of Florence by Rubeca, Tiziana, Peruzzi, Benedetta, Confortini, Massimo, Rapi, Stefano

“…Several immunological fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) are currently available for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We compared the HM Jack (Jack) (Kiowa,…”
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Guidance for faecal occult blood testing: quantitative immunochemical method (FIT-HB) in colorectal cancer screening programmes by Rubeca, Tiziana, Rapi, Stefano, Deandrea, Silvia, Malaspina, Morena, Passamonti, Basilio Ubaldo, Grassi, Elena, Cioccarelli, Anna Maria, Marchetti, Enrico, Boni, Michela, Cellai, Filippo, Pradella, Marco, Gattafoni, Franco, Rotolo, Sabrina

“…in Italy, colorectal cancer screening is included as part of the Italian National Health Service - SSN (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) Essential Levels of Care…”
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Direct mailing of faecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening: a randomized population study from Central Italy by Giorgi Rossi, Paolo, Grazzini, Grazia, Anti, Marcello, Baiocchi, Diego, Barca, Alessandra, Bellardini, Paola, Brezzi, Silvia, Camilloni, Laura, Falini, Patrizia, Maccallini, Vincenzo, Mantellini, Paola, Romeo, Daniele, Rubeca, Tiziana, Venditti, Maria Antonietta

“…Sending faecal occult blood tests (FOBT) by mail has been proposed both as a method to increase participation and a way to reduce staff costs in colorectal…”
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Cost evaluation in a colorectal cancer screening programme by faecal occult blood test in the District of Florence by Grazzini, Grazia, Ciatto, Stefano, Cislaghi, Cesare, Castiglione, Guido, Falcone, Manuele, Mantellini, Paola, Zappa, Marco

“…To evaluate the direct costs of first and repeat colorectal cancer screening by immunochemical faecal occult blood testing (I-FOBT). Florence district…”
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Analysis of morphologic patterns of fine‐needle aspiration of the breast to reduce false‐negative results in breast cytology by Bulgaresi, Paolo, Cariaggi, Maria Paola, Bonardi, Lucia, Carozzi, Maria Francesca, Confortini, Massimo, Galanti, Laura, Maddau, Cristina, Matucci, Marzia, Rubeca, Tiziana, Turco, Patricia, Ciatto, Stefano, Miccinesi, Guido

“…BACKGROUND The identification of specific morphologic diagnostic criteria is of paramount importance to optimize the accuracy of fine‐needle aspiration…”
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A feasibility study of the use of the AutoPap screening system as a primary screening and location‐guided rescreening device by Confortini, Massimo, Bonardi, Lucia, Bulgaresi, Paolo, Cariaggi, Maria Paola, Cecchini, Silvia, Ciatto, Stefano, Cipparrone, Ida, Galanti, Laura, Maddau, Cristina, Matucci, Marzia, Rubeca, Tiziana, Troni, Grazia Maria, Turco, Patricia, Zappa, Marco, Carozzi, Francesca

“…BACKGROUND The AutoPap 300 QC system (Tripath Imaging, Inc., Burlington, NC) is an automated device that was designed to screen conventionally prepared…”
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