Screening for early detection of colorectal cancer : Egyptian experience /
دور الإكتشاف المبكر فى سرطان القولون : الخبرة المصرية
Dalia Ahmed Abouelazm ; Supervised Mohamed Sherif Omar , Nadia Mahmoud Mokhtar , Soheir Abdellatif Eissa
- Cairo : Dalia Ahmed Abouelazm , 2010
- 205P. : facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Clinical Pathology
Colorectal cancer represents a major public health problem as it ranks third in frequency in men and second in women . However colorectal cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality because it has a better prognosis than more common cancer . Colorectal cancer account for about 11% of new cancer diagnoses . If detected early the five - year survival rate of patients with colorectal cancer is 90%