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 ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa anaplastic thyroid cancer (atc) is a rare disease with an incidence of less than three cases per million of habitants in western countries. atc accounts for 1‑10% of all tumors derived from the thyroid gland. classic chemotherapy approach based on platinum and anthracyclines regimens have been considered standard for the last decades. novel multit...

background: worldwide, cancer of stomach is still the fourth common cancer and the second cause of mortality among all cancers affecting annually 870,000 subjects. this study aims to determine the frequency and the characteristics of gastric cancer in southern iran. materials and methods: 10,800 of all cancers registered in fars hospital-based cancer registry were surveyed among which 574 cases...

conclusions exercise can improve anthropometric variables, body composition and vo2 peak and reduce some inflammatory markers in breast cancer survivors. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the effect of eight weeks of training on il-6, tnf-α and hcrp in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. patients and methods twenty-seven postmenopausal breast cancer survivors with mean age o...