<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>Cryptosporidiosis is an important protozoan disease with serious public health implications. The contribution of <italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> to colorectal cancer is still vaguely studied, but little evidence from experimental and epidemiological studies has suggested a possible association. This review discusses the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis and colorectal cancer and attempts to unravel the possible link between the two diseases using epidemiological, pathological, molecular, and immunological evidence. The review stressed the need to undertake more studies in this relatively neglected field.</p>
</abstract>

Cryptosporidiosis is an important protozoan disease with serious public health implications. The contribution of Cryptosporidium to colorectal cancer is still vaguely studied, but little evidence from experimental and epidemiological studies has suggested a possible association. This review discusses the epidemiology of cryptosporidiosis and colorectal cancer and attempts to unravel the possible link between the two diseases using epidemiological, pathological, molecular, and immunological evidence. The review stressed the need to undertake more studies in this relatively neglected field.

<italic>Cryptosporidium</italic> and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiology and possible association

Department of Animal and Environmental Biology

Forum of Clinical Oncology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

 and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiology and possible association

Cryptosporidiosis is an important protozoan disease with serious public health implications. The contribution of Cryptosporidium to colorectal cancer is still...

Cryptosporidium and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiology and possible association

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 07 may 2022

Páginas: 61 - 71

Recibido: 21 jul 2021

Aceptado: 06 oct 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0009

Palabras clave
Cryptosporidium spp., colon cancer, morbidity, association, neglected, public health

© 2021 Oyetunde T. Oyeyemi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cryptosporidium and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiology and possible association

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 07 may 2022

Páginas: 61 - 71

Recibido: 21 jul 2021

Aceptado: 06 oct 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0009

Palabras claveCryptosporidium spp., colon cancer, morbidity, association, neglected, public health

© 2021 Oyetunde T. Oyeyemi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Cryptosporidium spp., colon cancer, morbidity, association, neglected, public health