Medicine

The Association of a Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test With the Risk of Gastroesophageal Cancer: An Age‐Sex‐H. Pylori Exposure Matched Cohort Study and Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis

Z. Levi, N. Abu-Freha, D. Boltin, Maya Aharoni Golan, T. Konikoff, Orly Sneh Arbib, R. Belfer, S. Eizenstein, A. Vilkin, Shiri Kusnir, Adi Turgeman, Tanya Babich, Moshe Leshno, A. Flugelman, H. Edelman-Klapper, E. Half-Onn

2026.3.1HELICOBACTER

DOI: 10.1111/hel.70120

Abstract

We evaluated the association between Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) results and the risk of gastroesophageal cancer (GEC) in a matched cohort, as well as the cost‐effectiveness of a one‐time esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for individuals who tested FIT‐positive.

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LEVI, Z., et al. The association of a positive fecal immunochemical test with the risk of gastroesophageal cancer: An age‐sex‐h. pylori exposure matched cohort study and cost‐effectiveness analysis. HELICOBACTER, 2026, 31(2): e70120.