Samia Arifi
Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Center Hassan II, City of Fez, MoroccoPublications
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Research Article
Stage II colon cancer: epidemiological, clinical characteristics, and comparison of survival according to prognostic factors
Author(s): Soukaina El Anssari*, Zineb Benbrahim, Youssef Elhaitmy, Fatima Zahrae Bartal, Lamiae Amaadour, Karima Oualla, Samia Arifi and Mellas Nawfel
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a major public health problem in Morocco and ranks second among digestive cancer after gastric cancer. The indication for adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer remains controversial but should be considered in patients with high-risk characteristics. The objective of our study is to report clinical characteristics, poor prognostic factors and compare the Overall Survival (OS) and Recurrence Free Survival (RFS) according to the number of poor prognostic factors. This is a retrospective study which included 191 patients with colon cancer treated at the medical oncology department of Fez over a period from June 2010 to June 2023. Kaplan Meier method was used to evaluate median survival. 54 patients were diagnosed between the year 2010/2014 vs. 65 patients between 2015/2018 and 72 new patients between 2019/2023. The average age at the time of diagnosis.. Read More»
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University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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