BACKGROUND High recurrence rate after curative treatment is the major problem for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIKs) therapy was extensively studied among HCC patients. However, the value of CIKs therapy was controversial. A meta-analysis was performed to investigate the efficacy of adjuvant CIKs after invasive treatments among HCC patients. METHODS We search...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the less studied interrelationships and pathways between parental BMI, socioeconomic factors, family structure and childhood overweight. METHODS The cross-sectional LATE-study was carried out in Finland in 2007-2009. The data for the analyses was classified into four categories: younger boys and girls (ca 3-8 years) (n = 2573) and older boys and ...

abstract introduction: in recent years, many studies employed and found an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and colorectal cancer. although increased risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (niddm) has been observed in previous studies, limited information is available on the colorectal cancer associated with niddm in iran. the purpose o...

Dual therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is recommended for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection who meet criteria for treatment, but it is unclear whether pegylated interferon alfa-2a or pegylated interferon alfa-2b is more effective or associated with fewer adverse events. Because data from head-to-head trials of pegylated interferon regimens are sparse, we performed ...

background although recombinant hepatitis b vaccine is effective in a majority of population, a significant percent may do not response (up to 10%). old age, obesity, heavy smoking and immunologic impairment have been associated with lower anti –hbs responses. in the present study, the efficacy of vaccine and effects of the abovementioned factors have been evaluated. materials and methods of 11...

introduction: ankle fracture is one of the most common joint fractures. x-ray and physical examination are its main methods of diagnosis. recently, ultrasonography (us) is considered as a simple and non-invasive method of fracture diagnosis. this study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of us in detection of ankle fracture in comparison to plain radiography. methods: in this diagnostic accuracy ...

BACKGROUND Intense debate exists regarding the optimal energy and protein intake for intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, most studies use predictive equations, demonstrated to be inaccurate to target energy intake. We sought to examine the outcome of a large cohort of ICU patients in relation to the percent of administered calories divided by resting energy expenditure (% AdCal/REE) ob...

background: the emotional changes of patients undergoing cochlear implantation (ci) has been addressed in a few studies. to date, no special test has been developed to measure these changes .   objective: to measure the emotional status of children undergoing ci by interpreting their drawings.   methods : a prospective longitudinal study on prelingually deafened children from 4-14 years of age ...