review:background: liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer is. the true prevalence of infection in cancer remains unknown but the incidence of these cancers in 1.7 % of all cases of cancer. the aim of this study was to examine the changes of liver cancer mortality in the population during the years 2006 to 2010.materials and methods: in this study, the...

background: we studied the patterns of premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer incidence and its established risk factors in iran in 2010. in addition, we estimated the 5-year prevalence of breast cancer in the country. methods: we performed an internet and library literature review. we used national cancer registry data, demographic health surveys, national censuses and world bank data ...

breast cancer is the most common cancer occurring among women. the mortality rate of breast cancer can be reduced by regular breast cancer screening program. this study was carried out to identify the knowledge and practice of women about breast cancer screening in zahedan, southeast of iran. in this cross- sectional study, 384 women were selected as an improbability sample of women referring t...

cancer starts with a change in one single cell. this change may be initiated by external agents and genetic factors. cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for 7.6 million deaths (around 13% of all deaths) in 2008. lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast cancer cause the most cancer deaths each year. in this review, different aspects of gastric cancer; including clinical, path...

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background: cancer of the gallbladder is an uncommon but a fatal disease. cholelithiasis has been identified as a major risk factor for this cancer. the objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the presence of cholelithiasis and gallbladder cancer. materials and methods: 1,136 patients who underwent cholecystectomy between 1993 and 2003 in shariati hospital, affiliated to...

introduction: laryngeal cancer is the second most common cancer involving the respiratory tract, second only to lung cancer. previous studies have shown opium dependency to be a possible risk factor for laryngeal cancer. opium consumption is a major problem in some parts of the world. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of opium consumption on the pattern of involvement in laryn...

despite development of new approaches for the treatment of cancer disease, it is the second cause of mortality in world. annually, 30000 persons die in iran due to cancer diseases. eighty percent of cancer patients are children which about 50% children lead to death. given the high rate of cancer-related death, the new approaches for prevention, control, early diagnosis, and treatment of this d...

background: ovarian cancer is the most fatal tumor of female's reproductive system, and several genetics and environmental factors are involved in its development. various studies have already identified suitable biomarkers to facilitate the early detection, prognosis evaluation, and the assessment of treatment response. however, the aim of this review was to investigate the role of long n...