background : colorectal cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. annually it is the cause of more than 500000 deaths worldwide. therefore, detection and treatment of these tumors could potentially enhance recovery and improve prognosis. this study determines the frequency of colorectal tumors among patients who underwent colonoscopies in imam khomeini hosp...

colorectal cancer is an emerging public health problem in indonesia and currently ranks among the three highest cancers. lack of a colonoscopy screening and lifestyle changes might contribute to it. in the last few decades, there is an increasing interest towards the contribution of genetic-environment interaction in colorectal carcinogenesis. some studies have indicated that crc might develop ...

background: colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common malignancy in iran. limited data are available on knowledge and barriers in regard to crc and screening tests in iran. the aim of  the study was to characterize knowledge, practice, and barriers toward crc and its screening tests among an iranian at‑risk population. methods: this cross‑sectional study was conducted with participation ...

background: today, cancer is one of the major health problems worldwide, and the importance of this disease in our country is growing. this cancer is the third cause of death and accounts for the second largest group of non-transmissible chronic diseases. colorectal cancer is the most common gastrointestinal cancer and includes 10%  of deaths from cancer around the world. different genetic and ...

BACKGROUND Second hip fractures account for up to 15% of all hip fractures. We sought to determine if the proportion of hip fracture surgeries for second hip fracture changed over time in terms of patient and fracture characteristics. METHODS We reviewed the records of patients older than 60 years hospitalized for hip fracture surgery between 1990 and 2005 in British Columbia. We studied the ...

This paper investigates the trade-off between cancellations of elective surgeries due to semi-urgent surgeries, and unused operating room (OR) time due to excessive reservation of OR time for semi-urgent surgeries. Semi-urgent surgeries, to be performed soon but not necessarily today, pose an uncertain demand on available hospital resources, and interfere with the planning of elective patients....

Enhanced Rehabilitation After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have been recently introduced in Spain, especially for better recovery colorectal surgeries, although they also used other areas such as obstetric or bariatric surgery. This protocol has offered positive results the immediate postoperative period, and a lower appearance of comorbidities. study aims to demonstrate its effectiveness medium te...

background : colorectal cancer is the second cause of mortality in developed countries. the p53gene and some of it's polymorphisms are among the causes for cancer development.the purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the p53 codon 72 polymorphism in colorectal adenocarcinoma specimens compared with controls. materials and methods : we performed a case-control study among...

colorectal cancer is the most common gastrointestinal cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. the purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of epstein-barr virus in patients with colorectal carcinomas and polyps in comparison with healthy people. in this analytical  case-control study, 15 patients with colorectal cancer and 20 patients with colorectal polyp ...