FIT for purpose: personalised surveillance colonoscopy for people at increased risk of colorectal cancer.

肠癌在澳大利亚是一种非常常见的癌症。对于这种疾病风险增加的人来说，最好的预防策略是定期结肠镜检查（每3-5年一次），但这些检查与风险有关，并对有限的医疗资源造成巨大负担。大多数人并不需要如此密集的监视。我们的提案将测试一种新的方法，通过使用粪便潜血试验的个性化风险评估策略来减少结肠镜检查的频率。

Bowel cancer is a very common cancer in Australia. The best prevention strategy for people at increased risk of this disease is regular colonoscopies (every 3-5 years), however these are associated with risks, and places a large burden on limited healthcare resources. The majority of people do not need such intensive surveillance. Our proposal will test a novel way to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies needed through a personalised risk-assessment strategy using faecal occult blood tests.