Body Mass Index and Other Risk Factors Effects on Colon Cancer Prognosis in Pakistan

Asian developing countries share the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) with rising mortality rates. This prospective study aims to apprehend the clinical relevance of age, gender, lifestyle choices (dietary habits and addiction) and body mass index (BMI) to the occurrence and progression of colon ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cancer & allied specialties 2022, Vol.8 (2), p.477
Hauptverfasser:	Saleem, Saira, Aleem, Iffat, Zeshan, Muhammad, Bakar, Muhammad Abu, Atiq, Aribah, Tahseen, Muhammad, Mahmood, Mohammad Tariq, Hassan, Sadia, Syed, Aamir Ali, Hussain, Mudassar, Ahmad, Asad Hayat, Khattak, Shahid, Yusuf, Muhammed Aasim
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Asian developing countries share the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) with rising mortality rates. This prospective study aims to apprehend the clinical relevance of age, gender, lifestyle choices (dietary habits and addiction) and body mass index (BMI) to the occurrence and progression of colon cancer (CC). A cohort of non-cancer (NC) and CC patients of South-Central Asian origin registered for screening colonoscopy or surgery at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH and RC), Lahore, Pakistan, from 2015 to 2020 was identified. BMI (Kg/m ) was classified according to the World Health Organization criteria as underweight (
ISSN:	2411-989X 2411-989X
DOI:	10.37029/jcas.v8i2.477