eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2019-03-30 16 1 55 59 10.13005/bbra/2720 33172 article Amal Haimer 1 Souad Belamalem 1 Faouzi Habib 2 Abdelrhani Mokhtari 1 Abdelmajid Soulaymani 1 Hinde Hami 1 Laboratory of Genetics and Biometry, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco. Al Azhar Oncology Center, Rabat, Morocco. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of lung cancer in Morocco. This is a descriptive retrospective analysis of lung cancer cases, diagnosed and treated at Al Azhar Oncology Center in Rabat over a period of 11 years, between 2005 and 2015. Among the 615 cases that were diagnosed with lung cancer at Al Azhar Oncology Center, 85.85% were male and 14.15% female, the mean age of men with lung cancer was 59.8 ± 11.2 years while that of women was 58.6 ± 12 years. During the study period, there were 129 deaths from this type of cancer, of which 89.9% were men and 10.08% were women. The maximum frequency of death was observed in patients aged between 40 and 60 years with 54.80%. Of all diagnosed cases, 2.40% were diagnosed with metastatic disease. The majority of patients received chemotherapy treatment with 47%, followed by patients who received radiotherapy with 42.3%. On the other hand, the study shows that there is an association between the risk of progression to death and smoking. Lung cancer is dreaded especially in the male population with a high number of cases and lethality as well as a poor prognosis. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol16no1/epidemiology-and-risk-factor-of-lung-cancer-in-morocco/ Epidemiological Profile; Lung Cancer; Retrospective Study