background : cancer incidence rate is increasing in the world particularly in developing countries. the awareness regarding cancer incidence and distribution helps policy makers and researchers to design comprehensive plan for controlling cancer. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence rate and trend of cancer in yazd province, centeral iran. methods : data from yazd cancer registr...

male breast cancer is a rare disease with an increasing trend. due to limited information especially about the genetic basis of the disease in iran and the lower age of its onset, the disease requires more attention. the aim of this study was to screen the male patients with breast cancer for brca mutations as well as tissue markers of estrogen receptor (er), progesterone receptor (pr), human e...

BACKGROUND Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. It has an increasing trend. This study investigated the epidemiological trend and morphological changes in skin cancer in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was done using existing data, extracted from the National Cancer Registry System and the Disease Management Center of Iranian Ministry of Health between 2003 and 2008...

background & aim : worldwide prevalence of infertility has been reported to be 3-7% of all couples. there are varieties among the results of studies conducted on the prevalence of infertility in iran. the present study aimed to evaluate the trend of infertility using meta-analysis method in iran. methods & materials : we systematically reviewed all published papers in medline database of the na...

background and objectives: there is a growing trend towards investigating natural products as sources of compounds with biological effects and many researches have been carried out in order to find effective medications against many diseases. cancer is no exception and studies focusing on evaluating the effects of different materials on dna, give valuable information in cancer researches and ca...

background & aim: breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers are the leading causes of mortality among women, the incidence rate of which has an upward trend with advancing age. although cost-effective, easy, and available screening programs can help control these types of cancer in their early stages, it seems that cancer screening programs have not been implemented effectively. in this study, w...