OBESITY - RISK FACTOR FOR THE OCCURRENCE AND RECURRENCE OF COLORECTAL CANCER

Colorectal cancer has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality of the population and is a major public health issue. In this context, we propose to discuss three cases of colon or rectum cancers in patients with obesity, nonsmokers, without family or personal history of malignancy and without colonic polyposis. Patients, with ages between 51 and 64 years old, are diagnosed with cancer of the colon or rectum in our clinic and they do not represent surgical emergencies. Surgical interventions were performed without perioperative complications, and patients followed the cancer treatment as recommended. Postoperatively, patients were followed for a period of 5 years, the first 2 years every 3 months, then every 6 months. We present detailed evolution, and we discuss various aspects of these cases.