Background: A high incidence rate of esophageal cancer has been observed in the Northern part of Afghanistan, particularly among those of Uzbek-Turkmen ethnicity. However, there is a paucity of published data from which to compare the prevalence of environmental risk factors for esophageal cancer between Uzbek-Turkmen and other ethnic groups. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of environmenta...

methods: we examined 170 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples from esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients. all subjects live in mazandaran province, a region with high incidence rate of esophageal cancer and have become known as the “asian esophageal cancer belt”. samples were tested for hpv-dna by my09/11 and gp5+/6+ general primers using nested pcr. results: of the 170 escc samples, ...

Abstract Cancer management has undergone significant improvements, which led to increased long-term survival rates among cancer patients. Radiotherapy (RT) an important role in the treatment of thoracic tumors, including breast, lung, and esophageal cancer, or Hodgkin's lymphoma. RT aims kill tumor cells; however, it may have deleterious side effects on surrounding normal tissues. The syndrome ...

background: maintenace and promotion of health are the duties of governments. for suitable resource allocation decisions in health sector, we need measures that combine information on mortality and non-fatal health outcomes. disability adjusted life years (dalys) have above mentioned features.  breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women. it is the first cause of death in 40-44 years ol...

aim : the aim of this study was to provide quantitative estimations of the burden of death in term of years of life lost (yll) due to colorectal cancer (crc) in iran and a temporal trend analysis. background : colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. yll is a tool for quantifying the burden of disease according to mortality rates. the aim of this s...

In preparation for a collaborative multidisciplinary study of the pathogenesis of esophageal cancer, the authors reviewed the published literature to identify similarities and differences between Japan and China in esophageal cancer epidemiology. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the predominant histologic type, while the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma remains extremely low i...

endoscopic esophageal cancer survey in the western part of the caspian littoral

abstract background: esophageal cancer is one of the major malignancies, with various epidemiological aspects in recent years in developing countries, including increased prevalence and variations of pathologic patterns. this may be due to increasing rates of barrett’s esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux, smoking and obesity. this study was performed from 1991 to 2005 in order to evaluate variou...