Description of 8 Years Observational Study on Colorectal Cancer in UAE
Description of 8 Years Observational Study on Colorectal Cancer in UAE
Colorectal cancer is the fourth (4th) common cancer in both sexes, worldwide and is the third most common cancer in men and the second in women .It accounts for over 9% of all cancer incidence . With abnormally heightened replication and survival, the hyper-proliferative cells give rise to a benign adenoma, which may then evolve into carcinoma and metastasize over decades . In 2012, 1.36 million cases of colorectal cancer occurred and there were 693,881 deaths . The incidence is increasing under age 50 and it is the second killer cancer in UAE in 2017. In the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) instituted 2013 a colon cancer screening program. According to HAAD in a report published in 2012 colon cancer are the 2 common cause of cancer deaths in men and 3 nd common cancer and 4 th common cause of cancer deaths in women [1]. rd most common cancer and 2 nd HAAD colon cancer prevention program included primary preventive strategies and secondary prevention by stool fit test every 2 years or colonoscopy every 10 years
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