Epidemiological and pathological features of cancer in Fez Boulemane region, [Morocco]

Abstract

RÉSUMÉ À Fès-Boulemane (Maroc), il n'y a pas de registre du cancer et donc pas d'informations sur l'incidence et les caractéristiques du cancer dans cette région. Dans la présente étude rétrospective, nous avons examiné le profil épidémiologique et anatomopathologique de 5532 cas de cancer colligés au Service d'Anatomie pathologique du CHU Hassan II de Fès de 2004 à 2010. L'âge moyen des patients est de 53,5 ans avec une prédominance masculine (52 %). Les cancers les plus fréquents sont les cancers digestifs et cutanés. Les cancers digestifs se singularisent par la prédominance des cancers du côlon-rectum et de l'estomac. Les cancers de la vessie et du côlon-rectum représentent les premiers cancers chez l'homme, comptant respectivement pour 9 % et 8 % des cas. Chez la femme prédominent les cancers du sein (62 %) et du col utérin (22,6 %). La mise en place d'un registre des cancers dans notre région est recommandée comme première étape de la lutte anticancéreuse. ABSTRACT In Fez-Boulemane, Morocco, there is no cancer registry so there is a lack of information about the incidence and characteristics of cancer in the region. In this retrospective study we examined the epidemiological and pathological features of 5532 cases of cancer collected from the Department of Pathology in Hassan II University Hospital of Fes from 2004 to 2010. The mean age of the patients was 53.5 years and 52% were male. Digestive cancers and skin cancers were the most common. Digestive cancers were predominantly colorectal and stomach. Cancers of the urinary bladder and colorectal cancers were the leading cancers in men accounting respectively for 9% and 8% of all male cancers. In women, cancers of the breast (62%) and uterine cervix (22.6%) predominated. As a first step in cancer control in our area, establishment of a regional cancer registry is recommended.

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