halting schistosoma haematobium - associated bladder cancer

Context: at present schistosomiasis is endemic in 78 countries, affecting more than 260 million people. schistosomiasis haematobia alone affects more than 112 millions. evidence acquisition:we performed a computerized search of in 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. conclusions: mass treatment with praziquantel is an easy, safe, and inexpensive treatment that could save the lives of thousands and reduce the morbidity of millions.