OBJECTIVES Oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide. Cancer development and progression requires inactivation of tumour suppressor genes and activation of proto-oncogenes. Expression of these genes is in part dependant on RNA and microRNA based mechanisms. MicroRNAs are essential regulators of diverse cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, survi...

background: the aim of this study was to measure the concentrations (levels) of serum total proteins and advanced oxidation protein products as markers of oxidant mediated protein damage in the sera of patients with oral cancers. methods: the study consisted of the sera analyses of serum total protein and advanced oxidation protein products’ levels in 30 age and sex matched controls, 60 patient...

conclusions carcinomas were the most common malignant tumors of head and neck observed in this age group. also, oral cancers in children and adolescents constitute a small percentage of the lesions that were studied objectives we aimed to determine the frequency of head and neck cancers in a population of iranian children and adolescents. patients and methods the records of patients ≤ 19 years ...

Aim: The aim of this article is to assess any possible risk of oral cancer with increased usage of alcohol-based mouthwashes and to provide relevant information regarding the safety of using alcohol-containing mouth rinses. Materials and Methods: Several controversial studies regarding the prolonged use of such mouthwashes containing >25% alcohol causes oral cancers, have been reviewed and unde...

background: gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma are the second and the fifth most common cancers in iran, respectively. expression of cytokeratin 7 (ck7) is established in most malignancies including gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma. demonstration of ck7 could be related to prognostic factors and help to the better management of the patients. the objective of our study was to evaluate th...

* To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide and ranked third of all cancers in india.. 90% of these lesions are oral squamous cell carcinomas 1 .Major risk factors for oral cancers in are use of tobacco and alcohol, which account for 75 to 80% of all oral cancersalthough tobacco is a well-recognized risk factor for oscc, the public...