KRAS Mutation and Incidence of the Colorectal Carcinoma in Martinique Between 2007 and 2009

* There is no data at present concerning the KRAS mutation in patients from Martinique with colorectal cancer. Despite the fact that the incidence of this disease continues to increase there is no recent data to confirm it. This study has a descriptive purpose, allowing a comparison of the population from Martinique to other populations.
* A study of incidence of colorectal cancer, overseen by the Association from Martinique for the Epidemiological Search on Cancer (AMREC), also leads to a better knowledge of the local characteristics of the colorectal cancer.
* These two descriptive characteristics of colorectal cancer in Martinique will be useful data for the health professionals to provide their patients better care.