Affiliation:
1. Republican Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology
2. Gomel State Medical University
Abstract
Colorectal cancer is a prevalent pathology: its annual incidence reaches a million cases and its annual morbidity rate exceeds 500 thousand people. According to the prognosis, the absolute number of colorectal cancer cases in the world will increase within the next two decades due to the increase of life span and the number of the population in general. Colorectal adenomas are inclined to malignization. The chain adenoma-cancer was proved by numerous research. The risk of the development of rectal and colon cancer in persons with adenomatous polipi is 3-5 times higher than in the general population. In connection with a high risk of the malignant transformation of colorectal adenomas their early diagnosis and timely management are preventive measures to decrease the prevalence of the colorectal cancer.
Publisher
Gomel State Medical University