Current problems and challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in China.
- Author:
Jianping WANG
1
;
Lei WANG
Author Information
1. Departement of Colorectal cancer, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510065, China. wjp@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Editorial
- MeSH:
China;
Colorectal Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
therapy;
Humans
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2014;17(6):521-524
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the past 20 years, researches regarding colorectal cancer have experienced unprecedented boom in China. However, a seris problems have been exposed, including a rapid increase in morbility, the geographical limitations of tumor screening, nonstandard diagnosis and treatment, very limited mechanism researches, and lack of randomized controlled clinical trials with Chinese characteristics. This article puts forward some main emphases of the current work, based on the above problems and challenges, in order to improve the overall level of the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer in China.
