introduction: colorectal cancer is the most common cancer of the alimentary system. in women, it is the second leading cause of mortality after breast cancer while in men, it is the third leading cause of death after lung and prostate carcinoma. prevalence is more in population older than 50 years and increases in older people. therefore, best treatment and prognosis is early diagnosis of disea...

background the incidence rate of gastric cancer in western countries has shown a remarkable decline in the recent years while it is still the most common cancer among males in iran. the proto-oncogene myc, located at 8q24.1, regulates almost 15% of human genes and is activated in 20% of all tumors. the amplification of myc and overexpression of its protein product are observed in 15 - 30% of ga...

introduction: cancer patients face psychosocial and physical problems, which may have an impact on the patient’s quality of life (qol). the quality of life is a powerful factor when it comes to the guidance, maintenance and increasing the level of health and culture of communities. no more attention has been paid to qol of patients with cancer in our country.  close relation between medical hea...

introduction: cancer and its treatments have a significant effect on the quality of life (qol) of people who suffer from cancer. nursing consultation involving cancer survivors might be beneficial for other patients as they successfully managed and lived with cancer. but controversies still exist in the research findings as how nursing consultation involving cancer survivors might influence oth...

conclusions when compared to the control group, the swedish massage showed an improvement in the mood disorders of women with breast cancer. results before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the average of the overall scale between the intervention and control groups in the subscales of anger, anxiety, depression, and positive affect (p = 0.469). the average of the overall...

background: not only the expand development of knowledge for reducing risk factors, but also the improvement in early diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and socioeconomic inequalities could affect cancer incidence, diagnosis stage, and mortality. the aim of this study was investigation the relationships between family levels of socioeconomic status and distribution of breast cancer risk factors...

background: interleukin-19, a member of the interleukin-10 family of cytokines, contributes to breast cancer pathogenesis. high interleukin-19 expression in breast tumor tissues is associated with poor clinical outcome. this study aimed to assess the changes in serum level of interleukin-19 in breast cancer patients in comparison with normal women and its association with the clinicopathologica...

background: systemic candidiasis is a major complication in neutropenic cancer patients undergoing treatment. most systemic fungal infections emerge from endogenous microflora so the aim of the present study was to identify candida species isolated from the different regions of body   in neutropenic patients in compare with the control group. methods: a total of 309 neutropenic cancer patients ...