Profile of Patients with Colorectal Cancer at a Tertiary Care Cancer Hospital in Pakistan
The following study describes the basic demography of colorectal cancer patients and characteristics of the disease seen at a regional tertiary care cancer hospital. The study highlights the influence of gender and age on the occurrence of this malignancy in patients in Pakistan. In general, this population shares many epidemiological features of developing countries for colorectal carcinoma. These include a younger age at presentation (mean age of patients was 46.5 years), subsite distribution (72.5% had left-sided tumors), and delayed presentation of the disease in an advanced stage. We stress the significance of public awareness regarding colorectal cancer to improve the outcome.
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