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Halting Schistosoma haematobium - associated bladder cancer
Monica C Botelho1,2, Helena Alves2, Joachim Richter3
1INSA, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal.
Background:
At present schistosomiasis is endemic in 78 countries affecting more than 260 million people. Schistosomiasis haematobia alone affects more than 112 millions.
Material And Methods:
We performed a computerized search of Pubmed database with keywords: bladder cancer cost and schistosomiasis mass treatment.
Results:
Bladder cancer is an important sequelae of this infection. In low-resource countries, where this disease is endemic, individuals inflicted with bladder cancer have very limited access to treatment and death is most probably certain.
Conclusion:
Mass treatment with praziquantel is an easy, safe and inexpensive treatment that could save the lives of thousands and reduce the morbidity of millions.
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