Descriptive Study of Cancers in the Province of Nador, Rif Oriental of Morocco |Biomedgrid

This is a retrospective study of the epidemiological profile of 903 cancer patients treated at the local oncology center in Nador (Morocco) during the period between 2019 and 2023. The average age of patients at the time of diagnosis is 59 years +/- 12.8 with a female predominance in 62%. The average time to diagnosis is 6 months, neoplastic family history is found in 43.9% of all types of cancer combined. There is a predominance of gynecological (45% of cases) and digestive (21% of cases) localizations. The metastatic stage is the most common stage (49%). Cytotoxic chemotherapy is the essential treatment received in 86% of our patients and targeted therapy received in 2% of patients. Exclusive palliative care is noticed in 10% of cases.