conclusions the incidence of liver abscesses after liver cancer thermal ablation is low. child-pugh class b and class c cirrhosis, biliary tract disease, diabetes mellitus, and porta hepatis tumors are four significant risk factors. combined ablation and pei reduces the rate of liver abscesses. background radiofrequency ablation (rfa) and microwave ablation (mwa) are the most frequently used th...

background: in northeastern iran there is an area of high incidence of esophageal cancer which is populated by residents of turkmen ancestry. several environmental risk factors for esophageal cancer have been proposed, but the roles of familial and genetic factors have not been studied extensively in the turkmen population. materials and methods: we evaluated the importance of familial risk fac...

Background: is the third cause of death. The present study aimed at providing the incidence rates (crude and agestandardized)of different types of cancers in Sistan and Baluchestan province (Southeastern of Iran).Cancer is the second leading cause of death in developing countries. In Iran, cancerMethodsRegistry Center of Health Heputy for Sistan and Baluchestan province. Common cancers weredefi...

Background: Due to the incidence and recurrence of bladder cancer (BC), it could be categorized as a clinical and social problem that often occurs at an advanced age. This study was designed to determine the incidence of BC in Isfahan, Iran. Methods: A retrospective descriptive survey of information based on bladder cancer (ICD-O, third edition; C67) was obtained from the Isfahan Deputy of Hea...

Introduction: Malignant melanoma is a fatal cutaneous neoplasm and one of the fastest growing cancers worldwide. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of melanoma in different cultural settings and the probable role of clothing for prevention.Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data about diagnosed melanoma patients in Kerman Province, Iran including age, p...

Introduction: Malignant melanoma is a fatal cutaneous neoplasm and one of the fastest growing cancers worldwide. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of melanoma in different cultural settings and the probable role of clothing for prevention. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data about diagnosed melanoma patients in Kerman Province, Iran including age,...

esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a rather common cancer in northern iran. incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagus has an increasing trend in iran. co-existence of both cancers in one patient is very rare. we report a middle age woman from northern iran with a typical presentation of esophageal cancer, who was found to have a dual esophageal cancer. the disease was found in the advanced st...

The authors investigated the role of known risk factors in educational differences in breast cancer incidence. Analyses were based on the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition and included 242,095 women, 433 cases of in situ breast cancer, and 4,469 cases of invasive breast cancer. Reproductive history (age at first full-term pregnancy and parity), exposure to endogenous ...

Background & Aims: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, with the peak frequency of a decade lower than the global age. The aim of this cross sectional study is to estimate the burden of breast cancer in women in Western Azerbaijan Province in 2013. Materials & Methods:  In this cross-sectional study, the information needed to calculate YLD and YLL creating the total DA...