introduction: cancer and chemotherapy could decrease serum zinc level. in this study, serum zinc level was investigated at the beginning of cancer diagnosis and 3 months after chemotherapy in children with all types of cancer. method: in this cross sectional study forty-five 1-15 year old children who were newly diagnosed cancer cases (leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor) were evaluated. patient...

Abstract Background: Prior studies evaluating diet quality in relation to ovarian cancer survival are sparse, and date none have assessed or diet-quality change after diagnosis. Methods: In the prospective Ovarian Prognosis And Lifestyle (OPAL) study, scores were calculated using data from food frequency questionnaires completed pre-diagnosis (n = 650) 12 months' post-diagnosis 503). We used Co...

Prediction, diagnosis, recovery and recurrence of the breast cancer among the patients are always one of the most important challenges for explorers and scientists. Nowadays by using of the bioinformatics sciences, these challenges can be eliminated by using of the previous information of patients records. In this paper has been used adaptive nero fuzzy inference system and data mining techniqu...

Background: Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Incidence of ovarian cancer is more common in postmenopausal women. Premenopausal onset is rare and the present study described two cases of ovarian clear cell tumors in young women. Case Presentation: The patients presented with pelvic mass which was confirmed by sonography and laparotomy and final diagnosis was ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are among the most common cancer types and leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. There is a tremendous clinical need for effective early diagnosis better healthcare GI patients. In this article, we provide short overview recent advances in diagnosis. first part, discuss applications blood-based biomarkers, such as plasma circulating cell-free DNA, tumo...

This statement provides a concise overview of the evidence on the benefits of staying active after a cancer diagnosis and the current guidelines for exercise prescription with this population.

Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) has proven valuable in the diagnosis, staging and restaging for many cancers. However, its application for liver cancer has remained limited owing in part to the relatively high background uptake of the tracer in the liver plus the significant variability of the tumor specific uptake in liver cancer among pa...

Background: The most common types of non-melanoma skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). AKIEC -Actinic keratoses (Solar keratoses) and intraepithelial carcinoma (Bowen’s disease)- are common non-invasive precursors of SCC, which may progress to invasive SCC, if left untreated. Due to the importance of early detection in cancer treatment, this study aimed...