background and purpose: breast cancer is the most common malignancy and a leading cause of cancer deaths in women throughout the world. breast cancer is accounted for 16 percent of all cancers. this study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of breast cancer in mazandaran province. materials and methods: this longitudinal descriptive study included all cases with breast cancer recorded...

evidence acquisition medline, pubmed, ovid and embase were used to search for clinical studies comparing with or without prophylactic use of lamivudine for hbv reactivation in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. outcomes of interest were the rate of hbv reactivation, incidence of hepatitis and incidence of hepatitis attributable to hbv reactivation, severity of hepatitis and severity...

Background & aim: Evaluation of prevalence of risk factors for breast cancer in different regions of Iran and identification of their significant effect on this disease can promote the prevention and reduction of breast cancer incidence. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, demographic characteristics, and frequency of the risk factors of breast cancer during 10 years. Method...

background: chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea is one of long term side effects of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer which may interfere with their future reproductive function. although amenorrhea is well recognized, the actual incidence following taxanes remains uncertain. methods: in a cross sectional study, we identified breast cancer patients aged 45 years or younger who we...

oral submucous fibrosis is chronic progressive condition of oral cavity. the condition is well recognized for its malignant potential. usually the disease initiates with redness, blistering, and ulceration inside the mouth. it is characterized by progressive fibrosis of submucosal tissue. the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis is not well understood. betelquid chewing is the major etiologi...

introduction : cervical screening has decreased the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer worldwide. due to a low incidence rate of cervical cancer in iran and several middle eastern countries, an opportunistic screening is available for women in this region. we aimed to design and validate a questionnaire about knowledge, attitude, and practice (kap) for cervical cancer and cervical scree...

Background: Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with 690,000 new cases identified in 2012. There are some arguments over an increase or a decrease in the incidence rate of head and neck cancers in different locations. This study is conducted aimed at determining the frequency of head and neck cancers in patients referring to Rafsanjan Ali-ibn Abi Talib hospital pa...