Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research (SJBR)
Volume-2 | Issue-06 | 135-139
Original Research Article
Serum Iron, Ferritin and Hb Status among Sudanese Patients with Colonic Cancer
Mohammed H Bashari, Amar A Eisa, Mohammed M Saeed
Published : Dec. 30, 2017
Abstract
Colon cancer is currently the third most common cancer in both men and
women after lung and breast cancer. Incidence and mortality rates have been
declining since the 1980's, partially due to improvements in screening and
prevention. Colon cancer is the cancer that formed in the tissues of the colon (the
longest part of large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas. Many
studies have been done to elucidate the ability of iron to rule out colon cancer. Some
of these studies encouraged using iron status as early predictors of gastrointestinal
tumors. The aim of this study was to estimate level of serum iron and ferritin among
colonic cancer patients according to gender, age, Hb and weigh levels. This study
included 100 patients diagnosed as a colonic cancer. The majority of patients were
male, 67 representing 67 % of respondents and only 33 were female representing
33%. Age distribution among patients demonstrates a majority of the age interval
(40-60) years representing 46 %. The association between serum iron and ferritin
was found to be significant with the level of Hb. In the distribution of study
population according to weight, the majority was shown in weight between (51-70)
kg representing 57 % of total respondents. Regarding correlation between serum
iron, ferritin and weigh, no significant was found to be observed.