The clinicopathologic spectrum of anal cancer in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ntombela, X.H.; Sartorius, Benn; Madiba, T.E.; Govender, Poovandren
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 528
• Page End: 533
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.05.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Squamous carcinoma is almost six times as common as adenocarcinoma.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">African patients are younger compared to other population groups.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Patients with adenocarcinoma were older and had poorer prognosis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">HIV positive patients are younger compared to HIV negative patients.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>