Colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia as the proof-of-principle model for implementing strategies of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine in healthcare

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Saudi males and ranks third in females with up to 73% of cases diagnosed at late stage. This review provides an analysis of CRC situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from healthcare perspective. A PUBMED (1986–2018) search...

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Published in:The EPMA journal 2020-03, Vol.11 (1), p.119-131
Main Authors: Alyabsi, Mesnad, Alhumaid, Abdulrahman, Allah-Bakhsh, Haafiz, Alkelya, Mohammed, Aziz, Mohammad Azhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biological markers
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer screening
Care and treatment
Colorectal cancer
Criminal investigation
Diagnosis
Health screening
Meat
Medicine/Public Health
Mortality
Practice guidelines (Medicine)
Precision medicine
Review
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Summary:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Saudi males and ranks third in females with up to 73% of cases diagnosed at late stage. This review provides an analysis of CRC situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from healthcare perspective. A PUBMED (1986–2018) search was done to identify publications focusing on CRC in KSA. Due to reports of increased CRC incidence among young age group (
ISSN:1878-5077
1878-5085
DOI:10.1007/s13167-019-00186-x