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External validation of risk prediction models for incident colorectal cancer using UK Biobank

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of Cancer, January 2018
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Title
External validation of risk prediction models for incident colorectal cancer using UK Biobank
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British Journal of Cancer, January 2018
DOI 10.1038/bjc.2017.463
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J A Usher-Smith, A Harshfield, C L Saunders, S J Sharp, J Emery, F M Walter, K Muir, S J Griffin

Abstract

This study aimed to compare and externally validate risk scores developed to predict incident colorectal cancer (CRC) that include variables routinely available or easily obtainable via self-completed questionnaire. External validation of fourteen risk models from a previous systematic review in 373 112 men and women within the UK Biobank cohort with 5-year follow-up, no prior history of CRC and data for incidence of CRC through linkage to national cancer registries. There were 1719 (0.46%) cases of incident CRC. The performance of the risk models varied substantially. In men, the QCancer10 model and models by Tao, Driver and Ma all had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) between 0.67 and 0.70. Discrimination was lower in women: the QCancer10, Wells, Tao, Guesmi and Ma models were the best performing with AUCs between 0.63 and 0.66. Assessment of calibration was possible for six models in men and women. All would require country-specific recalibration if estimates of absolute risks were to be given to individuals. Several risk models based on easily obtainable data have relatively good discrimination in a UK population. Modelling studies are now required to estimate the potential health benefits and cost-effectiveness of implementing stratified risk-based CRC screening.British Journal of Cancer advance online publication, 30 January 2018; doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.463 www.bjcancer.com.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 88 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 17%
Researcher 14 16%
Student > Master 13 15%
Student > Bachelor 9 10%
Student > Postgraduate 3 3%
Other 8 9%
Unknown 26 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 29 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 5%
Computer Science 3 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 3%
Other 11 13%
Unknown 33 38%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 May 2021.
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#10
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