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Two conditions seem necessary for better results in the treatment of colorectal cancer in Jamaica: dissemination to the public of information about the early signs and symptoms of cancer, and a greater alertness by the medical profession in the interpretation of the patient’s gastrointestinal complaints.
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Read at the Northeast Proctologic Conference, Runaway Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, November 10 to 17, 1968.
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Gilmour, J. Colorectal cancers in jamaica. Dis Colon Rectum 12, 357–363 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02617749
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