title: [Use of the Hemoccult Test in the detection of colorectal cancer].
abstract: Hemoccult-test was performed in 3,000 inhabitants of Ruma aged 40-75 years. The response rate was 94%. Hemoccult was positive in 2% of cases. After detailed diagnostic procedures (rectosygmoidoscopy, colonoscopy or double-contrast irrigography) colerectal carcinoma was found in 3 and polyps in 6 subjects. Positive predicted value was 5.3% for colorectal cancer and 10.7% for polyps. Due to the used methodological approach our study failed to answer the question whether early detection of colorectal carcinoma by Hemoccult-test influenced the reduction of mortality rate in this malignoma, but it revealed the motivation of examined population for early detection of the colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet, Institut za epidemiologiju, Institut za socijalnu medicinu, statistiku i istrazivanja u zdravstvu, Beograd.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Janković
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kostić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marinković
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Radovanović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009780:Occult Blood
vernacular_title: Primena Hemoccult-testa u detekciji kolorektalnog raka.