Nigerian Medical Journal

REVIEW ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 58  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 87--91

Emergence of colorectal cancer in West Africa: Accepting the inevitable


David O Irabor 
 Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Dr. David O Irabor
Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Oyo State
Nigeria

It seems not too long ago that colon and rectal cancer is a “rare” disease in rural Africa; however, over the last 30 years in West Africa, published evidence has shown decade by decade increases in the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, CRC should now be accepted as a recognized disease in native Africans; nevertheless, we must acknowledge that the incidence is a fraction of what obtains in the developed countries of Europe and America. This presentation will attempt to examine the emergence of CRC within the West African axis over the last four decades.


How to cite this article:
Irabor DO. Emergence of colorectal cancer in West Africa: Accepting the inevitable.Niger Med J 2017;58:87-91


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Irabor DO. Emergence of colorectal cancer in West Africa: Accepting the inevitable. Niger Med J [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];58:87-91
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