cancer is one of the three main causes of mortality in most human communities whose prevalence is being increased. a significant part of health budget in all countries has been allocated to treat the cancer, which is incurable in many cases. it has led the global health attitude to cancer prevention. many cancer‑related risk factors have been identified for which preventive recommendations have...

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background: to investigate the effect of zinc sulphate for prophylaxis of radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. materials and methods: in the department of radiation oncology, ankara numune education and research hospital, 40 patients with head and neck cancer were selected randomly to receive either zinco-c 25 mg, four tablets daily or control group who did no...

the present study aimed to determine awareness of tehran residents of seven warning signs of cancer, and application of protective measures against cancer. 2500 residents of tehran were selected through systematic cluster random sampling. data collection tool consisted of a questionnaire, comprising 3 sections of demographic details, awareness of warning signs of cancer, and application of prot...

cancer incidence is projected to increase in the future and an effectual preventive strategy is required to face this challenge. alteration of dietary habits is potentially an effective approach for reducing cancer risk. assessment of biological effects of a specific food or bioactive component that is linked to cancer and prediction of individual susceptibility as a function of nutrient-nutrie...

introduction: many training programs have been conducted, aiming to encourage women to perform breast self-examination for early detection of breast cancer. this study aimed to review studies performed on efficacy of educational interventions to correct women’s behavior in breast self-examination. method : through systematic search of medline and isi web of science databanks to retrieve title...

background cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. organized cervical screening and vaccination against human papilloma virus (hpv) have been successful interventions for prevention of invasive cervical cancer (icc). because of cultural and religious considerations, icc has low incidence in iran and many other muslim countries. there is no organized cervical scre...

A solution to get the problem off, have you found it? Really? What kind of solution do you resolve the problem? From what sources? Well, there are so many questions that we utter every day. No matter how you will get the solution, it will mean better. You can take the reference from some books. And the saving grace a breast cancer prevention program in the african american community is one book...