approximately 20% of the incidence of cancers are caused by obesity. there have been several studies showing that weight loss, through calorie reduction and increased exercise, can potentially reduce the risk of cancer in obese people. but currently other special methods such as anti-obesity drugs or bariatric surgeries are used for intentional weight loss. whether such intentional weight loss ...

Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: 1. Discuss the epidemiology of esophageal cancer. 2. Explain the current status of diagosing and treating esophageal cancer. 3. Describe potential novel targets for new drug development in esophageal cancer. Abstract Esophageal cancer is a highly aggressive neoplasm. In 2005, 14,520 Americans will be diagnosed with es...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major public health problem (1,200,000 new cases per year worldwide) and increasingly affects older people; the current median age at diagnosis is 71, and for CRC-related death is 75 years. After 50 years of age, the incidence doubles every seven years, and 76% of patients with newly diagnosed CRC are between 65 and 85 years of age. The liver is the most common site...

background gastrointestinal and liver diseases (gild) are among the most common causes of morbidity in iran and constitute a substantial proportion of mortality which imposes enormous economic consequences. our purpose is to collect information and report current statistics on physician visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to common gild in iran. methods data on the leading causes of death ...

Breast cancer is the second commonest primary tumour responsible for gastrointestinal metastases after malignant melanoma. The real incidence of gastrointestinal metastases in breast cancer patients is probably underestimated owing to the non-specific presenting symptoms and death of patients caused by other more obvious metastases. The predominant histological subtype of gastrointestinal metas...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the world. Screening for CRC or its precursor lesions (adenomas) by endoscopy with polypectomy has been shown to reduce CRC incidence and mortality. More vigilant screening and surveillance by colonoscopy is recommended for certain high-risk populations, for example patients with a positive family history of CRC and thos...

Aims: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is commonly increasingly prevalent among Indians and improvement of health related quality of life (HRQOL) has been one of goals in health care for people living with cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between perceived Stress, depression, perceived social support, coping strategies and Health locus of control (HLOC) with health rel...