Background: Gastrointestinal cancer is one of the common causes of death from cancer in Iran. Survival analysisis usually used to detect prognostic factors of time to death from gastrointestinal cancers. The use of ...

Background: Febrile neutropenia is a common and serious chemotherapy side effect, is associated with increasedmortality, morbidity, and treatment expenditures. Several CPGs (Clinical practice guidelines) have been ...

Background: Previous studies have assessed associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) ofthe Partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene and risk of breast cancer. However, the results of these ...

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare hematologic adverse effects and hematologic toxicity(HT) of pelvic irradiation in patients treated with conformal radiotherapy (CRT) and intensity modulated ...

Objectives:To compare different radiotherapy planning techniques for breast cancer after breast conserving surgery.Materials and methods: Eighteen patients with breast cancer who underwent breast conserving surgery ...

Background: The intestinal mucosa is commonly exposed to oxidant nutrients and carcinogens, which can lead tothe generation of free radicals. The antioxidants present in the diet assume great importance as possible ...

Background: Colposcopy is the standard investigation for women with abnormal cervical cytology. Waiting timeto colposcopy could impact to psychological distress. Data about anxiety and depression in eastern countries ...

Objective(s): Lung cancer, caused primarily by smoking, is one of the leading determinants of mortality throughoutthe world. Here we investigated the effects of polymorphisms in two enzymes, i.e., GSTT1 and GSTM1, ...

Background: Overexpression of human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) and increased plasma levels of solubleHLA-G (sHLA-G) have been reported in different human malignancies, and are believed to be involved in tumor immune

Objective: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major public health problem worldwide, with high morbidity and mortality levels. Advanced age, androgen stimulation, and ethnicity have been reported to be possible risk factors. ...

Background: Due to the possible biomedical potential of nanoparticles, titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs)have received great attention in cancer research. Although selectivity of cytotoxicity with TiO2 NPs in ...

The present study aimed to assess any associations between resistin gene (RETN) polymorphisms and cancersusceptibility by conducting a meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search was performed with PubMed, Web ...

Aim: Owing to the inadequate data to support the valid instrument for assessing the positive changes among patientswith malignant bone tumor, the present study was designed to provide such valid evidence through ...

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most frequently occurring cancers in women throughout the world. InIran, according to available reports, 70% of patients with breast cancer are detected at the advanced stages ...

Background: Disasters affect all social functions. In particular, hospitals must mobilize their resources for response tomass injuries. This process can affected treatment of cancer patients and may resulted in delayed ...

Background: Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world but is largely preventable throughprotective behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention based

Objective: Purpose of this work was to develop methods contour and volume of areas of interest definition intomographic images of the breast. Methods: The study included images of the breast of 13 patients obtained ...

Background: Cervical cancer is currently the third most common female cancer in Malaysia , with the humanpapillomavirus (HPV) considered as one of the important contributory factors. This study was conducted to ...

Objective: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, with a high mortality rateespecially in developing countries. Insufficient treatment for cervical cancer, multiple side effects, and ...

Background: The aim of this study was to explore reasons for delayed health-seeking for late stage oral cancerpatients. Methods: Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 35 oral cancer patients with ...