Background: Controversial results have been reported concerning the influence of calcium intake on prostate cancerrisk. The aim of this study was to determine any association between total calcium (in the diet and ...

Background: Epigenetic silencing of tumor suppressor genes (TSG) is involved in development andprogression of cancers. Re-expression of TSG is inversely proportionate with STAT3 signaling pathways.Demethylation ...

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a main cause of cancer death all over the world. Treatment andoutcome of HCC based on its early diagnosis. This study was conducted to estimate the role of talin-1 and ...

Objective: Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the gastrointestinal malignancies with a very high morbidity andmortality rate due to poor prognosis. This study aims to assess the effects of risk factors on survival and ...

Introduction: Lung cancer (LC) has been one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide, both in termsof new cases and mortality. Exponential growth of economic and industrial activities in recent decades in the ...

Background: We conducted this study to contribute to resolving some controversial issues on management ofnasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: Thirty-two patients with stage III-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma were included

Background: Due to progress in medical care, the number of survivors from cancer has increased significantlyduring recent years and this raises the question of the quality of life (QoL), especially of the many women ...

Introduction: The epidemiology of common cancers in Kerman province, southeast of Iran, was assessed basedupon results of the Kerman Population-Based Cancer Registry Program (KPBCR). Methods: in this retrospective ...

Aim: The offspring cancer needs instrument (OCNI) was developed specifically for assessing unmet psychosocialneeds of adolescents and young adults who have a parent with cancer. The aim of this study is to examine ...

Background: Cancer is a major health problem around the world. The use of coping strategies among patientswith cancer depends on several issues. This study was conducted to determine coping strategies used by patients

Introduction: Having breast cancer or receiving treatment has been seen as a traumatic experience for women dueto its impacts on their self-image and sexual relationship, and may lead to an psychological reactions ...

Background: One of the malignant tumors is Breast Cancer (BC) that starts in the cells of breast. There is manymodels for survival analysis of patients such as Cox PH model, Parametric models etc. But some disease ...

Purpose: The aims of the study were to estimate the prevalence of breast and cervical cancer screening amongwomen in the South African general population and assess associated factors. Methods: Data from a national ...

Background: The fourth most prevalent cancer worldwide and a major cause of death in developing countries isgastric cancer (GC). Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), is a proto-oncogene expressed in ...

Objective: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine shown to be a strong factor for growth, proliferation andmetastasis with many malignancies. The promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) -174G>C ...

Introduction: Colon Cancer remains one of the major worldwide causes of cancer related morbidity and mortalityin both genders. Berberine (BBR), a major component of alkaloids that possess a variety of pharmacological ...

Background: Breast cancer affects patients' lives. Many breast cancer patients have problems with coping andthey need support from their families. Family involvement based on the FOCUS program is designed to support ...

Background: The study of body image includes the perception of women regarding the physical appearance oftheir own body. The objective of the present study was to verify the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction ...

Background: Diverse environmental exposures, as well as dietary and lifestyle factors, are associated with prostatecancer (PC) etiology; however little is known about joint interactive influences. The aim of this ...

Objective: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) in bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients are common and lethal.Fluconazole was the choice prophylaxis previously, but recent strategy utilization antifungal drugs according ...