title: [Epidemiology of colorectal cancer in the Ivory Coast].
abstract: Several epidemiologic studies using data from hospital departments and from the pathological department of the Abidjan University show that colorectal cancer is infrequent in Ivory Coast (2% of all cancers). The incidence of the various factors classically incriminated in colic carcinogenesis is analyzed and discussed: precancerous conditions (adenomas, polyps, inflammatory bowel disease), histogenesis (condition of the colic mucosa) and nutritional factors. Constipation, which is very common in spite of a high intake of fibers, cannot be regarded as a predisposing factor.
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Réflexions sur l'épidémiologie du cancer colo-rectal en Côte-d'Ivoire.