Infection and Colorectal Neoplasm

Authors

  • Gontar Alamsyah Siregar Division of Gastroentero-hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara/Adam Malik General Hospital Medan, Indonesia
  • Sahat Halim Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara/ Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia
  • Ricky Rivalino Sitepu Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sumatera Utara/ Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24871/161201534-40

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy and the 4th most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide. A number of infectious agents are considered to be cancer risk factors due to the hypothesis-generating and supportive evidence accumulated to date. It has been estimated that one fifth of all cancer is caused by some infectious agent(s). Infections from certain bacteria, such as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), Streptococcus bovis (S. Bovis), viruses, such as human papillomavirus (HPV), human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and parasites may increase the risk of colorectal cancer. More studies are needed to learn the association of infectious agents with the incidence of colorectal cancer.Keywords: colorectal cancer, infectious agents, malignancy, neoplasms

Downloads

Published

2015-04-01

How to Cite

Siregar, G. A., Halim, S., & Sitepu, R. R. (2015). Infection and Colorectal Neoplasm. The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy, 16(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.24871/161201534-40

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015): VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1, April 2015

Section

Review Article

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

b. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

c. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>