The role of carcinoembryonic antigen as an assessment tool for predicting disease severity among patients with colorectal cancer in resource-poor setting of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

INTRODUCTION: the most reliable screening tool for colorectal cancer, colonoscopy, is not readily accessible in resource-deprived settings of KwaZulu-Natal. The aim of this study was to determine whether serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in patients symptomatic for lower gastrointestinal (...

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Autores principales: Naicker, Yugan Dylan, Moolla, Zaheer, Madiba, Thandinkosi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2021
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584610
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.185.20520

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584610
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.39.185.20520

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