Epidemiology of colorectal cancer in Barbados: A short report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Shamir O. Cawich; Keisha Walkes; Sierra Moore; Abdelaziz A. Gohar; Greg Padmore; Sahle Griffith
- Source
- Tropical Doctor. 51:532-534
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Caribbean island
business.industry
Colorectal cancer
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public health
030231 tropical medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer
Barbados
medicine.disease
Screening programme
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Infectious Diseases
Family medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
030212 general & internal medicine
High incidence
Colorectal Neoplasms
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1758-1133
0049-4755
Barbados is a Caribbean island with a high incidence of colorectal cancer. This study collected epidemiologic data from Barbadian patients with colorectal cancer. There was an opportunity for targeted screening in patients actively enrolled in clinics for management of chronic diseases, accounting for 72% of cases. We also identified areas of high incidence where resources should be directed in a screening programme.