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Steve Smith

Researcher at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Publications -  26
Citations -  1231

Steve Smith is an academic researcher from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colorectal cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 24 publications receiving 1048 citations. Previous affiliations of Steve Smith include Coventry Health Care.

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European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis : Overview and introduction to the full Supplement publication.

L. von Karsa, +113 more
- 01 Jan 2013 - 
TL;DR: An overview of the principles, recommendations and standards in the guidelines for quality assurance in CRC screening and diagnosis are presented in journal format in an open-access Supplement of Endoscopy.
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Diagnostic accuracy of faecal occult blood tests used in screening for colorectal cancer: a systematic review

TL;DR: Investigating the accuracy of guaiac and immunochemical faecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) for the detection of colorectal cancer in an average-risk screening population found Immudia HemSp appeared to be the most accurate immunochemical FOBT, however, there was no clear evidence to suggest whether Guaiac or immunochemicalFOBTs performed better, either from direct or indirect comparisons.
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Increased uptake and improved outcomes of bowel cancer screening with a faecal immunochemical test: results from a pilot study within the national screening programme in England

TL;DR: High positivity rates, particularly in men and previous non-respondents, challenge the available colonoscopy resource, but improvements in neoplasia detection are still achievable within this limited resource.
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Association of glucocorticoid and type 1 corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors gene variants and risk for depression during pregnancy and post-partum

TL;DR: Association of genetic variants in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR, NR3C1) and corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) genes with increased risk for PND is investigated.