"Epidemiology of colorectal cancer in Dubrovnik Neretva County"

Rak debelog crijeva danas je u svijetu, ali i u Hrvatskoj javnozdravstveni problem jer je prema incidenciji meĎu tri vodeća karcinoma u oba spola. Ovaj rak jednako pogaĎa muškarce i ţene, a najrizičnije skupine su osobe starije ţivotne dobi. Poradi toga što je rak debelog crijeva postao javnozdravstveni problem danas su u brojnim drţavama, pa tako i u Hrvatskoj, uvedeni Nacionalni programi ranog otkrivanja raka debelog crijeva. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati epidemiološko stanje raka debelog crijeva u Dubrovačko-neretvanskoj ţupaniji te navedeno stanje usporediti sa stanjem u Republici Hrvatskoj.Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a public health problem throughout the world, but also in Croatia, because his incidence is among top three site sin both gender.. This cancer affects men and women equally. The most vulnerable groups are persons of an older age. Due to the fact that colon cancer has become a public health problem, national programs for the early detection of colon cancer have been introduced in many countries, including Croatia. The aim of this paper is to show the epidemiological data of CRC in the County of Dubrovnik-Neretva and compare this data with the situation in the Republic of Croatia