Background : Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine cancer. We aimed to determine incidence rates thyroid across a 10-year period (2004-2013) in Golestan, Iran. Methods obtained data from Golestan Population-Based Cancer Registry (GPCR). Age-standardized (ASR) were calculated and reported per 100000 person-years. The Joinpoint software was used assess time trends, average annual pe...

background elimination of suicide attempts is impossible, but they can be reduced dramatically by an organized planning. the present study aimed to survey the suicide trends in fars province (iran), during 2004-2009 to better understand the prevalence and status of suicide.   methods this survey was a cross-sectional study. the demographic data were collected from the civil status registry betw...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the 5-year survival of ovarian cancer in Iran between 2000 and 2004, according to age and histology. METHODS Cancer registry of Iran, 2000-2004, was used covering nearly 80% of all ovarian cancers and 100% of all pathologically diagnosed ovarian cancers. RESULTS Of 1,246 new ovarian cancer cases, 451 were available for further follow-up, which...

Hereditary hemochromatosis is a common cause of chronic liver disease in western countries. No report of this disease has appeared from Iran and the few studies which have focused on chronic liver disease have failed to identify a single case of hemochromatosis. In this report, we present the first case of hereditary hemochromatosis during our 25 years of gastroenterology practice in Iran.

iran-france relations have gone through many ups and downs in the last three decades. yet, during the last few years and especially during the presidency of sarkozy, an unforeseen coldness dominated the relations between the two countries. it seems that recent events in the area and iran’s nuclear power profile accompanied by changes taken place especially in france’s approach to iran. this pap...

Background: In western countries with high prevalence of colorectal cancers, colonic polyps are usually adenomatous. There are few studies from Iran regarding to the predominant type of polyps in colorectal area. Objectives: We conducted this retrospective study to evaluate the predominant colorectal polyps in our center as the largest referral center of the South region of Iran. Material and M...