Colorectal Cancer in Northern Tanzania: Increasing Trends and Late Presentation Present Major Challenges

PURPOSE: A trend of increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has been observed in northern Tanzania. Studies have shown a six-fold increase in CRC in the past decade, with 90% of patients presenting in late stages, with resultant high morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we aimed to...

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Autores principales: Herman, Ayesiga M., Hawkins, Alexander T., Misso, Kennedy, Issangya, Christian, Tarmohamed, Murad, Mremi, Alex, Serventi, Furaha, Msuya, David, Philemon, Rune
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2020
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Original Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32125898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.19.00301

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32125898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.19.00301

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