Colon and rectal cancer: An emergent public health problem

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2024; 30(7): 644-651
Published online Feb 21, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i7.644

Colon and rectal cancer: An emergent public health problem

Marina Pinheiro, David Nascimento Moreira, Michele Ghidini

Marina Pinheiro, LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal

Marina Pinheiro, David Nascimento Moreira, Unidade de Saúde Pública, Unidade Local de Saúde Barcelos/Esposende, Barcelinhos 4755-069, Braga, Portugal

Michele Ghidini, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan 20122, Italy

Author contributions: Pinheiro M and Moreira DN contributed to the conceptualization and methodology of this study; Pinheiro M, Moreira DN, and Ghidini M were involved in the writing-original draft preparation, review and editing of this manuscript.

Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.

Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Corresponding author: Michele Ghidini, MD, PhD, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Staff Physician, Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza, 35, Milan 20122, Italy. michele.ghidini@policlinico.mi.it

Received: October 8, 2023
Peer-review started: October 8, 2023
First decision: December 8, 2023
Revised: December 22, 2023
Accepted: January 22, 2024
Article in press: January 22, 2024
Published online: February 21, 2024

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Core Tip: Colon and rectal cancers (CRC) are important public health problems. Epidemiological studies, morbidity and mortality indicators demonstrate the high burden of colorectal cancer on individuals and society. To face this issue, several measures are urgently need. Improved therapies and precision medicine for patients with CRC are required. Prevention is fundamental through dietary and lifestyle measures, along with early diagnosis.