Most Prevalent Cancer Subtypes in Saudi Arabia

Ahmed M. Aljameeli

doi:10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00835

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

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Most Prevalent Cancer Subtypes in Saudi Arabia

Author(s): Ahmed M. Aljameeli

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DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00835

Address: Ahmed M. Aljameeli*
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.
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Published In: Volume - 17, Issue - 11, Year - 2024

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ABSTRACT:
The most prevalent cancers are those in Saudi Arabia (oral, thyroid, lung, breast, liver, and colorectal). Males have a greater chance than females to develop prostate, lung, liver, colorectal, and stomach cancers, whereas females are more likely to advance breast, lung, colorectal, cervical, as well as thyroid cancers. A few cancer cases in Saudi Arabia have doubled in frequency over the past few years. The most prevalent cancers being liver, lungs, colorectal, stomach, and the prostate. The Saudi population's changing way of life, early diagnosis program, screening campaign, a lack of preventing cancer, as well as social pressures to cancer research are all to blame for this. Obesity, genetics, living a bad diet, smoking, exposure to infectious diseases, as well as a deficiency in iodine as well as vitamin D all appear to raise the risk of getting cancer in Saudi Arabia.

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Ahmed M. Aljameeli. Most Prevalent Cancer Subtypes in Saudi Arabia. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2024; 17(11):5457-2. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00835

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