Middle east cancers and healthy impacts

Background: Lifestyle changes are behind the emergence of cancer cases in the Middle East, in addition to conflicts, wars, and the incidence of epidemics, which are the main reasons for the increase in various cancer cases. This paper examines the prevalence and mortality rates of the main cancer diseases in Middle Eastern countries and makes some comparisons between them while clarifying their current indicators. Material & Methods: a descriptive review included publications for the year 2022 on the incidence and mortality of the most common cancer diseases in the Middle East countries were used, with a comparison made by type of cancer and the country and finding their indicators, illustrated with graphs for each country. Results: Statistics indicated that the number of cases of the incidence of cancers of various types was (20690786), and the number of mortality (9792291) accounted for (0.47%), which is a high percentage, following the conditions of various Middle Eastern countries, the most incidence countries and mortality were, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, the least of which were the Arab Gulf countries, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. Conclusion: The most incidence cancer cases in the Middle East Region and we found from data analysis that there is a remarkable increase in cancer cases, especially in areas experiencing conflicts followed by poor management, infrastructure, and poor health care.