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Author: Wiida Fourie-Basson
Published: 06/04/2021
A PhD student from Stellenbosch University has established that the early detection of colorectal cancer risk would be greatly enhanced by a holistic approach that takes into account the complex interplay between chronic inflammation, abnormal blood clotting and the involvement of a bacterial presence.
Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is currently the third most diagnosed cancer in the world. When diagnosed early, about 90% of the patients will have a five-year life expectancy. It reduces to 13% with a late or delayed diagnosis.
Dr Greta de Waal, who received her doctoral degree during the Faculty of Science s SU s graduation ceremony on 1 April 2021, emphasises that colorectal cancer is a multifactorial and heterogeneous cancer, with various contributors and drivers involved in its pathogenesis: “Most cases of colorectal cancer encompass a variety of contributing risk factors, in addition to genetic feature