Background: Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Iran. Cancer treatment is very costly and chemotherapy drugs are one of the main causes of the high cost of cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost of chemotherapy drugs of five most common cancers and identifying the factors might affect the costs of chemotherapy drugs in a one of the large provinces of Iran...

introduction: cancer patients face psychosocial and physical problems, which may have an impact on the patient’s quality of life (qol). the quality of life is a powerful factor when it comes to the guidance, maintenance and increasing the level of health and culture of communities. no more attention has been paid to qol of patients with cancer in our country.  close relation between medical hea...

Abstract Introduction: Gastric cancer is the fourth common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Due to lack of adequate information on the side effects of chemotherapy regimens in treatment of gastric cancer, this study was aimed to determine the side effects of two common chemotherapy regimens of gastric cancer. Methods: This prospective study was conducte...

it is very important for a child with cancer to have a normal process of growth. then management of child's nutritional status and his/her security protection is necessary. the objectives of this article were to assess nutritional status, to find reasons for malnutrition, to introduce a suitable nutritional regimen, to evaluate psychological status, to educate the child and his/her family ...

introduction: breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second cause of death in women. it is essential to have the highest level of confidence in axillary staging assessment. many surgeons and pathologists believe that fewer lymph nodes are present in axillary dissection specimens of women treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy. consequently, the purpose of this study was to compare the lym...

Abstract Introduction: Gastric cancer is the fourth common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Due to lack of adequate information on the side effects of chemotherapy regimens in treatment of gastric cancer, this study was aimed to determine the side effects of two common chemotherapy regimens of gastric cancer. Methods: This prospective study was conducte...

Background: The rate of recurrence and mortality in high-risk prostate cancer remains high. On the other hand, the use of chemotherapy in metastatic prostate cancer has improved overall survival of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone on increasing survival of patients with high risk localized prostate cancer Methods: This is a systematic...

background: colorectal cancer is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. it has been suggested that tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (timp-1) plays a particular role in cancer promotion. the objective of the present study was to compare the effect of repeated measurement of carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) and timp-1 plasma levels in a follow-up response t...

Introduction: Cancer is a global health problem. Taste change is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Cancer patients often use Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) to manage chemotherapy complications. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate CIM used by cancer patients to cope with chemotherapy-related taste alterations. Materials and Methods: T...

fasting does have remarkable benefits in the treatment of cancer and another diseases such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and a multitude of other chronic diseases. it has been determined that fasting could play an important role during cancer treatment and progression via the regulation of insulin-like growth factor-1 (igf-1) as well as other growth factors. also, it has been shown that fast...