Burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors in the North Africa and Middle East (NAME) region, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study

• Main Authors: Fahimeh Haghighatdoost (Author), Kamran Mehrabani-Zeinabad (Author), Parisa Hajihashemi (Author), Noushin Mohammadifard (Author), Peyman Adibi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The geographical differences in incidence rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) and its burden due to modifiable risk factors warrant investigating the CRC burden and its risk factors in different regions. In the current study, we aimed to estimate the burden of CRC and the share of it...