Botelho Monica C, Alves Helena, Richter Joachim
INSA, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal.
I3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação da Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
Int J Cancer Manag. 2017;10(9). doi: 10.5812/ijcm.9430. Epub 2017 Sep 30.
At present schistosomiasis is endemic in 78 countries affecting more than 260 million people. Schistosomiasis haematobia alone affects more than 112 millions.
We performed a computerized search of Pubmed database with keywords: bladder cancer cost and schistosomiasis mass treatment.
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.
Mass treatment with praziquantel is an easy, safe and inexpensive treatment that could save the lives of thousands and reduce the morbidity of millions.
目前,血吸虫病在78个国家呈地方性流行,感染人数超过2.6亿。仅埃及血吸虫病就影响超过1.12亿人。
我们使用关键词“膀胱癌成本与血吸虫病群体治疗”对PubMed数据库进行了计算机检索。
膀胱癌是这种感染的重要后遗症。在这种疾病流行的资源匮乏国家,患膀胱癌的个体获得治疗的机会非常有限,死亡很可能不可避免。
吡喹酮群体治疗是一种简便、安全且廉价的治疗方法,可以挽救数千人的生命并降低数百万人的发病率。