BACKGROUND Esophageal cancer (EC) is associated with a poor prognosis, particularly so
in Africa where an alarmingly high mortality to incidence ratio prevails for this disease. AIM …

The Arab world, stretching from Lebanon and Syria in the north, through to Morocco in the
west, Yemen in the south and Iraq in the east, is the home of more than 300 million people …

Abstract Background In Egypt, few data are available on the outcome of colonoscopy.
Epidemiologic studies have shown that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) tends to increase …

Globally, the third cause of males cancer and the fourth cause of females cancer is colon
cancer (CC). In Egypt, high CC percentage occurs in children and in individuals below 40 …

South-West Asia, stretching from Lebanon and Syria in the north, through to Yemen in the
south and Iraq inthe east, is the home of more than 250 million people. Cancer is already a …

Rectal cancer constitutes a major public health issue. Total mesorectal excision has
remained the gold standard treatment for mid and low rectal tumors since its introduction in …

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) has a presumable low incidence in Egypt which did
not rationalize for the development of screening programs up till now. The fecal …

Background: Gastrointestinal malignancies have diverse patterns of distribution worldwide.
In Africa, the gastrointestinal tract ranks as one of the common sites affected by cancer and …

Background: The growing population of elderly people, the changes in life style, the new
dietary habits and the HIV pandemic resulted in more exposure to cancer promoting factors …

Background: The growing population of elderly people, the changes in life style, the new
dietary habits and the HIV pandemic resulted in more exposure to cancer promoting factors …