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Kristen Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Mutations in Colorectal Carcinomas at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Shilika, Edgar P; Mwale, Maurice; Siyumbwa, Stepfanie N; Peter, Julius.

Med. j. Zambia; 49 (2), 2022

ackground: The second leading cause of cancerrelated deaths worldwide iscolorectal cancer. With an incidence rate of 4.8 per 100,000, this is Zambia's sixth most prevalent cancer; Methods: This laboratory-based, cross-sectional study examined the frequency of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (...

Oncogenes, Mutation, Colorectal Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma

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Management and outcome of colorectal cancer in a resource-limited setting: Ahmadu Bello university teaching hospital, Zaria, Nigeria

Theyra-Enias, H; Tumba, N; Popoola, O B.

Niger. j. clin. pract. (Online); 25 (6), 2022

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies seen in the Western World. It is increasing in developing countries due to adaptation of the western lifestyle with an incidence of 6% in Nigeria. Treatment options are dependent on the stage of disease at presentation, the perfor...

Colorectal Neoplasms, Disease Management, Radiotherapy, Drug Therapy, Socioeconomic Factors, Hospitals, Teaching

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Immunohistochemical Study and Clinicopathologic Correlation of Cox-2 and Her-2 Expression in Colorectal Carcinoma: A 5-Year Retrospective Study

Odukoya, L A; Badmos, K B; Khramtsova, G; Adebayo, L A; Olopade, O I; Abdulkareem, F B.

West Afr. j. med; 39 (11), 2022

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in Nigeria, and it affects mostly persons in their middle age. In a bid to gain some insight into the molecular characteristics of CRC in our environment, we set out to investigate the expression of COX-2 and HER-2 among Nigerian subjec...

Colorectal Neoplasms, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, Genes, erbB-2, Adenocarcinoma, Neoplasm, Residual, Immunohistochemistry

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Quantifying the relationship of HIV infection with clinicopathological spectrum and outcome among patients with colorectal cancer in a South African population

Pillay, S K; Moolla, Z; Moodley, Y; Madiba, T E.

Afr. health sci. (Online); 22 (2), 2022

Introduction: Literature is limited on HIV and colorectal cancer (CRC) in sub-Saharan Africa despite it being the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, Purpose: To compare clinicopathological features and outcome of CRC in HIV-negative and HIV-positive patients. Methods: Retrospective analysis of a prospective ...

HIV Infections, HIV Seronegativity, HIV Seropositivity, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, Therapeutics

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