Current Options in the Management of Colorectal Cancer in Developing Countries: Central America Experience

AbstractPurpose of ReviewEvaluate the current options in the management of colorectal cancer (CRC) in developing countries. We emphasize the experience in Central America, highlighting the disparities that persist in these countries as compared with developed countries; these are pronounced in many aspects of the health-care system, including lack of health investment, education, and cancer research in the setting of a global increase in malignant diseases.Recent FindingsOur analysis demonstrates a multifactorial problem with the absence of government initiatives. There is also lack of interest in the medical community in providing screening for potential curable diseases. Currently, colonoscopy is a screening test widely underutilized in industrialized countries. In developing countries, this is much more pronounced.SummaryCentral American countries suffer also from lack of current available data to provide an accurate assessment of the status of colorectal cancer. The current report demonstrates the most available evidence in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer, with a focus at a county hospital in Guatemala.
Source: Current Colorectal Cancer Reports - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research