• Application of Cox and Parametric Survival Models to Assess Social Determinants of Health Affecting Three-Year Survival of Breast Cancer Patients 

  Mohseny, Maryam؛ Amanpour, Farzaneh؛ Mosavi-Jarrahi, Alireza؛ Jafari, Hossein؛ Moradi-Joo, Mohammad؛ Davoudi Monfared, Esmat (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality in Iran. Social determinants of health are among the key factors affecting the pathogenesis of diseases. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the ...

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• Targeting of BUB1b Gene Expression in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsies of Invasive Breast Cancer in Iranian Female Patients 

  Mansouri, Neda؛ Movafagh, Abolfazl؛ Sayad, Arezou؛ Heidary Pour, Atefeh؛ Taheri, Mohammad؛ Soleimani, Shahrzad؛ Mirzaei, Hamid Reza؛ Alizadeh Shargh, Shohreh؛ Azargashb, Eznollah؛ Bazmi, Haleh؛ Allah Moradi, Hossein؛ Zandnia, Fatemeh؛ Hashemi, Mehrdad؛ Massoudi, Nilofar؛ Mortazavi-Tabatabaei, SA (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Detection of micrometastasis in sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) is a very useful tool for appropriate assessment of the clinical stage of disease in breast cancer patients. Early identification of clinically relevant disease ...

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• Overexpression of the MUC1 Gene in Iranian Women with Breast Cancer Micrometastasis 

  Mansouri, Neda؛ Movafagh, Abolfazl؛ Soleimani, Shahrzad؛ Taheri, Mohammad؛ Hashemi, Mehrdad؛ Heidary Pour, Atefeh؛ Alizadeh Shargh, Shohreh؛ Mosavi-Jarahi, Alireza؛ Sasaninejad, Zahra؛ Zham, Hanieh؛ Hajian, Parastoo؛ Allah Moradi, Hossein؛ Mirzaei, Hamid Reza؛ Fardmanesh, Hedieh؛ Ohadi, Mina (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  The membrane epithelial mucin MUC1 is expressed at the luminal surface of most simple epithelial cells, but expression is greatly increased in most breast cancers. The aims of present study were to investigate expression ...

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• Prognostic Role of PTEN Gene Expression and Length of Survival of Breast Cancer Patients in the North East of Iran 

  Golmohammadi, Rahim؛ Rakhshani, Mohammad Hassan؛ Moslem, Ali Reza؛ Pejhan, Akbar (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  PTEN protein is an important tumour suppressor factor detectable by immunohistochemistry. The goal of the present study was to investigate the prognostic role of PTEN gene expression focusing on length of survival in breast ...

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• Concurrent Chemoradiation with Weekly Paclitaxel and Cisplatin for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer 

  Kalaghchi, Bita؛ Abdi, Robab؛ Amouzegar-Hashemi, Farnaz؛ Esmati, Ebrahim؛ Alikhasi, Afsaneh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological cancers in Iranian women. This study was initiated to assess whether the combination of paclitaxel and cisplatin with radiation might feasible for these patients. The ...

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• Prevalence of Types of Cancers in the Elderly Covered by Insurance of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Company in 2015 - Comparison with Younger Groups 

  Roshani, Zahra؛ Akbari Kamrani, Ahmad Ali؛ Shati, Mohsen؛ Sahaf, Robab (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Presently, the world population of the elderly is growing. By improving health hygiene and welfare indicators, mortality and birth rates decrease and life expectancy increases, making the present century the century of ...

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• Apoptotic Killing of Breast Cancer Cells by IgYs Produced Against a Small 21 Aminoacid Epitope of the Human TRAIL-2 Receptor 

  Amirijavid1, Shaghayegh؛ Entezari, Maliheh؛ Movafagh, Abolfazl؛ Hashemi, Mehrdad؛ Mosavi-Jarahi, Alireza؛ Dehghani, Hossein (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  TRAIL, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand belongs to one of important cytokine superfamilIES, tumor necrosis factor (TNFα) . TRAIL-2 receptor agonists activate several cell signaling pathways in ...

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• Apoptotic Effects of the B Subunit of Bacterial Cytolethal Distending Toxin on the A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line 

  Yaghoobi, Hajar؛ Bandehpour, Mojgan؛ Kazemi, Bahram (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is a secreted tripartite genotoxin produced by many pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. It is composed of three subunits, CdtA, CdtB and CdtC, and CdtB-associated deoxyribonuclease (DNase) ...

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• Incidence and Survival in Breast Cancer Patients and Stressful Life Events 

  Fallah, Raheleh؛ Akbari, Mohammad Esmaeil؛ Azargashb, Eznollah؛ Khayamzadeh, E (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Due to increasing incidence of breast cancer, recognition of risk factors has become increasingly important. Over the past few decades, among risk factors of this disease, stressful life events have attracted particular ...

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• Effects of Human Development Index and Its Components on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality: a Global Ecological Study 

  Khazaei, Salman؛ Rezaeian, Shahab؛ Khazaei, Somayeh؛ Mansori, Kamyar؛ Sanjari Moghaddam, Ali؛ Ayubi, Erfan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Geographic disparity for colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality according to the human development index (HDI) might be expected. This study aimed at quantifying the effect measure of association HDI and its ...

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• Evaluation of Response to Preoperative Chemotherapy Versus Surgery Alone in Gastroesophageal Cancer: Tumor Resectability, Pathologic Results and Post-Operative Complications 

  Kashefi Marandi, Aref؛ Shojaiefard, Abolfazl؛ Soroush, Ahmadreza؛ Ghorbani Abdegah, Ali؛ Jafari, Mehdi؛ Khodadost, Mahmoud؛ Mahmoudzade, Hossein (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Gastroesophageal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. Despite significant developments in management, 5-year survival in the developing world is less than 20 percent. Due to restricted research about ...

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• Relationships between Self-Efficacy and Pap Smear Screening in Iranian Women 

  Majdfar, Zahra؛ Khodadost, Mahmoud؛ Majlesi, Freshteh؛ Rahimi, Abbas؛ Shams, Mohsen؛ Mohammadi, Gohar (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Cervical cancer is the fourth common cancer among women worldwide. Pap smear screening has resulted in deceasing incidence of cervical cancer in developed countries but low uptake of Pap smear screening among women in ...

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• End of Life Issues in Cancer Cases: Ethical Aspects 

  Taghavi, Afsoon؛ Hashemi-Bahremani, Mohammad؛ Hosseini, Leili؛ Bazmi, Shabnam (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  This article investigates ethical challenges cancer patients face in the end stages of life including doctors' responsibilities, patients' rights, unexpected desires of patients and their relatives, futile treatments, and ...

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• Cytotoxicity Effects of Mouse IgG Produced against Three Nanoliposomal Human DR5 Receptor Epitopes on Breast Cancer Cells 

  Amirijavid, Shaghayegh؛ Entezari, Maliheh؛ Movafagh, Abolfazl؛ Hashemi, Mehrdad؛ Mosavi-Jarahi, Alireza؛ Dehghani, Hossein (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Cancer causes cells to avoid death while being the second cause of death in the world itself. Damaged cells in the absence of apoptosis will increasingly amplify their inefficient genome. Of the two main apoptosis inducing ...

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• Cancer Registration in Basrah-Southern Iraq: Validation by Household Survey 

  Abdul-Ameer, Riyadh؛ S Habib, Omran (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  On an international scale, the burden of cancer in absolute numbers continues to increase, mainly due to aging of population in many countries, the overall growth of the world population, changing lifestyle with increasing ...

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• Human Development Inequality Index and Cancer Pattern: a Global Distributive Study 

  Rezaeian, Shahab؛ Khazaei, Salman؛ Khazaei, Somayeh؛ Mansori, Kamyar؛ Sanjari Moghaddam, Ali؛ Ayubi, Erfan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  This study aimed to quantify associations of the human development inequality (HDI) index with incidence, mortality, and mortality to incidence ratios for eight common cancers among different countries. In this ecological ...

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• Assessment of Semi-Quantitative Health Risks of Exposure to Harmful Chemical Agents in the Context of Carcinogenesis in the Latex Glove Manufacturing Industry 

  Yari, Saeed؛ Fallah Asadi, Ayda؛ Varmazyar, Sakineh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Excessive exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause poisoning and various diseases. Thus, for the protection of labor, it is necessary to examine the exposure of people to chemicals and risks from these materials. ...

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• Detection of Superior Markers for Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Micrometastasis in Sentinel Lymph Nodes 

  Alizadeh Shargh, Shohreh؛ Movafagh, Abolfazl؛ Zarghami, Nosratolah؛ Sayad, Arezou؛ Mansouri, Neda؛ Taheri, Mohammad؛ Heidary Pour, Atefeh؛ Iranpour, Mostafa؛ Ghaedi, Hamid؛ Montazeri, Vahid؛ Massoudi, Nilofar؛ Hashemi, Mehrdad؛ Mortazavi-Tabatabaei, SA (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer among women around the world, and mortality is primarily caused by micro-metastatic disease. The complex mechanisms of breast cancer invasion and metastasis are intrinsically ...

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• New Gene Profiling in Determination of Breast Cancer Recurrence and Prognosis in Iranian Women 

  Poorhosseini, Seyed Mohammad؛ Hashemi, Mohammad؛ Alipour Olyaei, Nasrin؛ Izadi, Amir؛ Moslemi, Elham؛ Ravesh, Zeinab؛ Hashemi-Gorji, Feyzollah؛ Kheiri, Hamid Reza؛ Yassaee, Vahid Reza (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Breast cancer (BC) is the second most common cancer in the world and by far the most frequent cancer among women, with an estimated 1.67 million new cancer cases diagnosed in 2012 (25% of all cancers). Polygene expression ...

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• T- Lymphocyte Subset (CD4 /CD8) Ratios of Breast Cancer Patients in Basra-Iraq and Baku-Azerbaijan 

  Nasr Ghalib, Noori؛ Nasrullayeva, GM؛ Qaziyev, AY؛ Al-Ali Jawad, KH (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2016-06-01)

  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among the population as a whole and among females, yet it is highly curable if diagnosed at an early stage. Different methods are used to diagnose breast cancer. One of these methods ...

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