Epidemiology and risk factors of colorectal cancer in Syria: a singlecenter retrospective study

6^th European Conference on Public Health, Well-being and Healthcare Management

August 11-12, 2023 | Webinar

Rim Harfouch

Cancer Research Center (CRCTU), Tishreen University Hospital, Syria

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Int J Pub Health Safe

Abstract :

Objective: Colorectal cancer represents the third most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Many factors contribute to the risk of developing colorectal carcinoma including diet, lifestyle, age, and genetic abnormalities. Recent findings have shown a considerable increase in the incidence rate of CRC in developing countries. However, there is little information regarding its incidence in the Middle East countries, including Syria. With our manuscript we aimed at presenting the first large epidemiological study regarding colorectal carcinoma incidence in Syria. Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on colorectal carcinoma cases at our institution from 2014 to 2018. The data include the cases that were diagnosed and recorded based on multiple parameters including gender, age, year of diagnosis, city of origin, and profession. Results: The number of colorectal cancer cases was 1,117 out of 13,589 cases of all malignant tumors recorded from 2014 to 2018, with an annual average incidence of 8.2%. There was a statistically significant difference in CRC cases according to age and gender. We also found a statistically significant difference according to physical activity and occupation. Conclusions: These results demonstrate that risk factors related to colorectal cancer incidence in Syria mainly include male sex, age over 50 years old, and occupation with no physical activity

Biography :

Rim Harfouch is a researcher and instructor at faculty of Pharmacy, Al Andalus university, and the faculty of medicine Tishreen university. She is interested in public health issues and all practical research related to microbiology, immunology and bio-statistics, in addition to cancer epidemiology. She lead several student’s research groups and involved in research groups with my professors and Colleagues.