European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

In Algeria as at the global level, the incidence of cancers differs according to sex since the most common in men is colorectal cancer and in women breast cancer. All sexes combined, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer represent the four deadliest cancers with an overall cancer mortality estimated at 32,802,4116 (12.5%). Cardiovascular diseases represent the first cause of death. All these diseases have known risk factors and mortality can be reduced significantly by acting only on these risk factors Despite these very different clinical manifestations, the development of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, however, calls for a similar phenomenon: chronic inflammation. This was particularly well illustrated by the results of the CANTOS study, where it was shown that an antibody neutralizing the inflammatory protein interleukin-1b reduced both the risk of cardiovascular mortality and cancer. This common reliance of cancer and cardiovascular disease on chronic inflammation also explains why the set of lifestyle habits that promote the development of inflammatory conditions (smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, obesity, diabetes) are so common risk factors for cancer and cardiovascular disease. Cancer and cardiovascular diseases are respectively the first and second cause of death in Algeria, being alone responsible for about 60% of all annual deaths, the aim of our study is to determine the common risk factors of colorectal cancer. and cardiovascular diseases in subjects over 50 years old in a representative sample of the population of Bejaia. During the study period, a total of 3002 citizens were included, 1735 (43.38%) people from the population of the daïra of Souk el Tenine, 375 (12.5%) people from the daïra of Adekar and 892 (29.7%) from the daïra of Amizour. The age group of the highest study population is between [50–54] years, then the age group between [60-64] years. The comorbidities found in our target population are: hypertension in 29.3%, diabetes in 22.2%, obesity in 32.35% and dysthyroidism. This survey made it possible to highlight the extent of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, obesity, and colorectal cancer in the population studied. The results obtained will serve as baseline data for monitoring the most prevalent non-communicable disease prevention and control indicators in this region.