Trends in colorectal cancer in Iraq over two decades: incidence, mortality, topography and morphology

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is mainly a disease of the elderly in the Western world, but its characteristics are changing globally. Iraq does not have a well established CRC screening program. Understanding trends of CRC incidence, fatality and the clinical features of CRC patients is vital...

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Main Authors: Salih Ibrahem, Hussien Ahmed, Suhair Zangana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2022-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/10.5144/0256-4947.2022.252