Screening, awareness and challenges for colorectal cancer treatment in Saudi Arabia: an update.

Autor:	Hassan Alqarni SM; Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alamri MS; Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Pushparaj PN; Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Rather I; Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Iqbal Z; King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz University, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia., Asif M; Department of Biotechnology, & ORIC, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan., Rasool M; Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Bioinformation [Bioinformation] 2024 Apr 30; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 397-403. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 30 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.6026/973206300200397
Abstrakt:	Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the world. In Saudi Arabia, CRC is the most common cancer in males and the third most common in females, and its incidence rate is rising as the country continues to develop. However, the country does not have a national CRC screening program for CRC. This review aims to review recent studies that have attempted to address and rectify this issue and discern the most notable and prevalent barriers. Despite these efforts, guidelines are still lacking. Two prospective studies have been conducted in recent years, one of which was a national pilot screening program conducted by the Ministry of Health (MOH). While both had a similar number of participants, the colonoscopy rate for patients with a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the MOH program was only 20% compared to 75.8% in the Al-Kharj program. Awareness of the Saudi population regarding CRC and its screening appears to be insufficient. The most common barriers to patients' willingness to undergo screening were embarrassment, fear, and pain. Barriers to physicians are mostly related to factors outside their hands, such as lack of equipment and time. We conclude that efforts should be made to establish a national screening program and improve awareness of the population and physicians. Competing Interests: Declared none (© 2024 Biomedical Informatics.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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