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A MULTI-CENTER STUDY OF NON-INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCER EVALUATION IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS (NICE-CF)
Recruiting
We are comparing the results of stool sample testing to colonoscopy for people who have Cystic Fibrosis (CF). We want to find out how effective stool sample testing is in detecting adenomas, including colorectal cancer.
Male or Female
18 years and over
Inclusion Criteria:
• Ages 18 - 75 years of age without history of transplant, or adults with CF age 18 - 75 who have had a transplant
• Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis with a sweat chloride test result of at least 60 mmol/L and/or documented CF-causing CFTR mutations and clinical
• Speak and write English or Spanish
• Having a screening or surveillance colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Women who are pregnant
• Active inflammatory bowel disease (Crohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis)
• History of colon cancer diagnosis and treatment within 5 years of enrollment
• Symptoms that indicate colonoscopy is for diagnostic purposes rather than as screening for CRC
Procedure: Stool tests
Digestive & Liver Health, Rare Diseases
Clinics and Surgery Center (CSC), colon cancer screening, cystic fibrosis