Colorectal Cancer in Iran: Molecular Epidemiology and Screening Strategies

Colorectal Cancer in Iran: Molecular Epidemiology and Screening Strategies

Purpose. The increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the past three decades in Iran has made it a major public health burden. This study aimed to report its epidemiologic features, molecular genetic aspects, survival, heredity, and screening pattern in Iran. Methods. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the relevant published articles. We used medical subject h...

colorectal cancer – screening in iran

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Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer

Role of Molecular Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is amongst the most widespread cancers and is a most common cause of cancer associated mortality universally. Since previous decades, it has been cleared that CRC develops owing to the buildup of a series of genetic and epigenetic changes in the normal colonic epithelium. Regardless of the current development in surgery and therapies, overall survival of end stage CRC pa...

The epidemiology and clinical findings of colorectal cancer in Iran.

BACKGROUND This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical features and management of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Iran. METHODS All cases of CRC presented to a principal referral University hospital (SGH) for cancers in Teheran, Iran between June 20, 2000 and January 3, 2003 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS A total of 200 patients were included. 114 patients...