Annals of internal medicine
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Novel Stool-Based Protein Biomarkers for Improved Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Case-Control Study.
The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for detecting hemoglobin is used widely for noninvasive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, but its sensitivity leaves room for improvement. ⋯ Center for Translational Molecular Medicine, International Translational Cancer Research Dream Team, Stand Up to Cancer (American Association for Cancer Research and the Dutch Cancer Society), Dutch Digestive Foundation, and VU University Medical Center.
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Gun shows are an important source of firearms, but no adequately powered studies have examined whether they are associated with increases in firearm injuries. ⋯ National Institutes of Health; University of California, Berkeley; and Heising-Simons Foundation.