BACKGROUND The symptoms related to depression in patients with cancer are amajor problem and could influence the treatment and survival of patients. This disorder is varied in different populations and in different studies. METHODS We evaluated the prevalence of depression with Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale in 400 patients with cancer. This measurement was after the diagnosis of malig...

Background: Given the low prevalence of and racial/ ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening, it is important to monitor whether prevalence and disparities are increasing or decreasing over time. Methods: We estimated the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening by year (2001, 2003, and 2005), modality (endoscopy, fecal occult blood test, either), and recency (ever had, up-to-date) fo...

statement of problem: chondrosarcoma is a tumor which includes 10 percent of the bone primary tumors. its prevalence is half of the osteosarcoma and two times of ewing’s. the mean age of the patients ranges between 30-50 years of old. there is no significant sex or race predilection. the most common complaint is the presence of a painless and enlarging mass. its clinical course is described as ...

BACKGROUND Despite the abundant literature on this topic, accurate prevalence estimates of pain in cancer patients are not available. We investigated the prevalence of pain in cancer patients according to the different disease stages and types of cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A systematic review of the literature was conducted. An instrument especially designed for judging prevalence studies o...

background: blood stream infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of aerobic and anaerobic-bacteremia in hospital inpatients with cancer and to determine the antibiotic resistance profile in isolated organisms in kerman, southeast iran.   methods: total of 240 blood cultures from 136 patients...

Cancer prevalence is the proportion of individuals in a population who at some stage during their lifetime have been diagnosed with cancer, irrespective of the date of diagnosis. Cancer prevalence statistics have generally been provided by a limited number of well established cancer registries that have been in existence for several decades. The advent of systematic follow-up of life status of ...

OBJECTIVES Refugees and immigrants from developing countries settling in industrialised countries have a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Screening these groups for H. pylori and use of eradication therapy to reduce the future burden of gastric cancer and peptic ulcer disease is not currently recommended in most countries. We investigated whether a screening and eradication a...

BackgroundHigh treatment prices of new cancer drugs are a global public health challenge to patients and healthcare systems. Policymakers in the US Europe debating reforms drug pricing. The objective this study was assess whether efficacy or epidemiological characteristics (prevalence, incidence, mortality) explain gap between non-cancer US, Germany, Switzerland.MethodsThis cross-sectional iden...

AIMS AND BACKGROUND Abruzzo and Molise are two regions located in the south of Italy, currently without population-based cancer registries. The aim of this paper is to provide estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence for the Abruzzo and Molise regions combined. METHODS The MIAMOD method, a back-calculation approach to estimate and project the incidence of chronic diseases from ...

BACKGROUND Cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics for the UK are routinely available; however, data on prevalence, which is generally regarded as an important measure for health planning and resource allocation, are relatively scarce. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight cancer registries in the UK, covering more than half the population, provided data based on >1.5 million cases of cance...