physical agents such as ultraviolet or ionizing radiation and repetitive trauma have been related to the causation of cancer in humans. much less clear is the association between exposure to radiofrequency, such as radar and microwave radiation to the development of cancer. sporadic case reports and small series suggest that this type of radiation might lead to cancer or contribute to its evolu...

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...

recent studies have indicated the profound  anti-tumor activity of artemisinin's compounds,  among  which;  arteether  is an  oil-soluble derivative of  artemisinin with an endoperoxide bridge that can induce apoptosis in tumor cells but not in the normal cells. an experiment was carried out on tumor-bearing balb/c mice to estimate the effects of arteether  on  tumor  growth  and  antitumor  im...

abstract cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. current anticancer drugs involve various toxic side effects; efforts are ongoing to develop new anticancer agents especially from the screening of natural compounds. present study investigated cytotoxic effects and mode of cell death induced by the caspian cobra venom in some human cancer cell lines. cytotoxic effects of snake venom toxin...

background: combination chemotherapy is accepted as a high efficacy treatment for gastric cancer, whereas choice of standard treatment is unclear. multiple chemotherapeutic regimens have been used to achieve higher efficacy and lower toxicity. this study was designed to evaluate the treatment results of advanced gastric cancer with capecitabine and oxaliplatin regimen. subjects and methods : al...

treatment related acute myeloid leukemia (t-aml) is well documented phenomenon after chemotherapy. in this subgroup of patients acute promyelocytic leukemia (apml) due to delayed complication of using anthracycline is very rare occurrence. very few cases are reported in world literature. we are reporting a rare case of occurrence of t-apml in cured breast cancer patient treated with doxorubicin...

conclusions the recurrence of hyperparathyroid hypercalcemia in htp-jt syndrome after an initial total parathyroidectomy is a well-known condition necessitating careful management, an evaluation of any underlying genetic abnormality, and a family examination. a surgical treatment and surveillance of calcium and pth measurements are necessary to prevent a recurrence. introduction cancer in the p...

background and aims: immunohistochemical tests are one of the most important tests, which are under study to determine the prognosis of the cancers such as transitional cell carcinoma. by the time, flexible cystoscopy and urine cytology are the routine tests for following up the patients with transitional cell carcinoma, which are both operator dependent. on the other hand, cystoscopy is an inv...

background: stress and anxiety in cancer patients are caused by disease diagnosis, unfamiliar experiences, and therapy-related problems. in addition to the short duration of radiotherapy, receiving and understanding of the information about this treatment could be difficult for patients due to anxiety, fatigue, and mental pressure. training of cancer patients about radiotherapy via educational ...