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2014-08-03 09:37 |
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2014-08-03 23:16 |
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2014-08-27 19:09 |
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2014-09-09 08:53 |
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2014-09-25 03:21 |
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2014-11-19 08:41 |
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Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief |
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief |
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2014-12-01 13:36 |
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Articles in Press |
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2014-12-01 14:00 |
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Publication Fee Transferred |
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor |
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Typeset the Manuscript |
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2015-02-06 14:55 |
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Publish the Manuscript Online |
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2015-02-28 17:07 |
| ISSN |
1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
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| Article Reprints |
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| Publisher |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
| Website |
http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
Retrospective study of colorectal cancer in Zimbabwe: Colonoscopic and clinical correlates
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Leolin Katsidzira, Innocent Tichaona Gangaidzo, Munyaradzi Paul Mapingure and Jonathan Arthur Matenga |
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Grant Number |
| Grants from Wellcome Trust through the Southern African Consortium on Research Excellence |
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| Corresponding Author |
Dr. Leolin Katsidzira, Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box A178, Avondale, Harare 00263, Zimbabwe. lkatsidzira@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
Colorectal cancer; Africa; Epidemiology; Colonoscopy; Adenomatous polyps; Diverticulosis; Colitis |
| Core Tip |
Colorectal cancer is traditionally regarded as rare in Africa. Consequently, the index of suspicion among medical practitioners is low, potentially re-sulting in delayed or missed diagnoses. This article demonstrates that colorectal cancer is as frequent a finding in Africans presenting for colonoscopy in Zimbabwe as it is among Caucasians. These African patients are often younger, implying that investigations for colorectal cancer among should be instituted in all patients in the right clinical context regardless of age. The decision to investigate should not be influenced by ethnicity or age in this population. |
| Publish Date |
2015-02-28 17:07 |
| Citation |
Katsidzira L, Gangaidzo IT, Mapingure MP, Matenga JA. Retrospective study of colorectal cancer in Zimbabwe: Colonoscopic and clinical correlates. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2374-2380 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i8/2374.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2374 |
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