background: tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem and india accounts for highest tb burden in the world. the aim of the study was to evaluate the trend and treatment outcome of tuberculosis (tb) cases treated under dots strat­egy at a district level in karnataka, india. methods : this was a retrospective record based study conducted in dakshina kannada district of karnataka, du...

abstract: background: evidence suggests that the incidence of many cancers including bowel cancer vary according to socioeconomic status and education. in case of colorectal cancer, the direction of this association might be even different for anatomical subsites. the aim of this study was to describe the variation in the incidence of colorectal cancer by subsites across north of england and co...

Few studies have examined associations between plasma choline metabolites and risk of colorectal cancer. Therefore, we investigated associations between plasma biomarkers of choline metabolism [choline, betaine, dimethylglycine, and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)] and colorectal cancer risk among postmenopausal women in a case-control study nested within the Women's Health Initiative Observation...

background: as children comprise a considerable proportion of our population, the importance of local epidemiologic research and geographic and racial differences can’t be disputed on childhood malignancies. methods: in this descriptive retrospective study, we extensively reviewed the medical records of patients younger than 15 years of age, diagnosed with solid malignant tumors, from 1996 to 2...

background dietary factors such as intake of minerals may play a role in the etiology of esophageal cancer. although it has been hypothesized that manganese can affect the risk of some types ofcancer, its role in esophageal cancer is unknown. the objective of this study was to investigate the association between intakes of manganese with esophageal cancer in golestan cohort study. materials and...

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BACKGROUND Low dietary folate intake is associated with several neoplasias, but reports are inconsistent for breast cancer. Additionally, the association of folate with breast cancer estrogen receptor (ER) status is not well established. OBJECTIVE To determine if dietary intakes of folate, B-vitamins (B2, B6, B12) and methionine are associated with breast cancer risk and ER status in Hispanic...

background: in the process of cancer treatment, mothers of children with cancer experience burden of care as a result of these conditions. early detection of burden of care has an important role in promoting health care. the aim of this study was to evaluate burden of care in mothers of children with a malignancy. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done on 70 mothers of child...

Few studies have examined associations between plasma choline metabolites and risk of colorectal cancer. Therefore, we investigated associations between plasma biomarkers of choline metabolism [choline, betaine, dimethylglycine, and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO)] and colorectal cancer risk among postmenopausal women in a case–control study nested within the Women's Health Initiative Observation...

BACKGROUND Dietary lycopene and tomato products may reduce risk of prostate cancer; however, uncertainty remains about this possible association. METHODS We evaluated the association between intake of lycopene and specific tomato products and prostate cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, a multicenter study designed to investigate cancer early det...