%0 Journal Article
%T Emergence of Colorectal Cancer in West Africa: Accepting the Inevitable
%A David O. Irabor
%J Archive of "Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association".
%D 2017
%R 10.4103/0300-1652.234076
%X 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
%K Colorectal cancer
%K increased incidence
%K West Africa
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6009139/