American Cancer Society Journals shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Early cancer diagnosis starts in the community.
A new study published in CANCER shows that a community-based education program in Nigeria helped clinicians detect advanced adenomas and colorectal cancer at curable stages, highlighting the impact of locally driven outreach in low-resource settings.
In many low-resource regions, colorectal cancer is often identified too late for curative treatment. This study demonstrates how community engagement, combined with symptom recognition and referral pathways, can shift diagnosis earlier and improve opportunities for prevention and cure.
Senior author T. Peter Kingham, MD, of the African Research Group for Oncology and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, emphasized the program’s significance:
“This program is the first of its kind to demonstrate a program in sub-Saharan Africa that includes both community education and symptoms that trigger navigation to a colorectal cancer early diagnosis clinic to prevent cancer in patients with advanced adenomas and identify colorectal cancer in curable stages.”
Title: Customized early detection of colorectal cancer in Nigeria identifies advanced adenomas and early-stage disease
Authors: Olusegun Alatise, Israel A. Owoade, Oluwaleke J. Fayenuwo, Nafisat O. O. Lawal, Cristina Olcese, Rivka Kahn, MPH, Alexia Iasonos, Adeoluwa O. Adeleye, Christopher O. Bamidele, Felicita Akinlusi, Temitope Ogunkoya, Sola O. Olugbade, Priscilla Akinsiku, Opeyemi Akinlusi, Abigael Akinwale, Moyinoluwa Oyelakin, Oluwadayomi Adedeji, Gbenga S. Ogunleye, Oluwabusayomi R. Ademakinwa, Tajudeen Mohammed, Adewale Aderounmu, Funmilola Wuraola, Oluwatosin Z. Omoyiola, Omolade A. Betiku, Adeleye D. Omisore, Olalekan Olasehinde, H. Dean Hosgood, III, Adebola Adedimeji, Anna Dare, Adewale O. Adisa, and T. Peter Kingham
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