the value of clinical use of tumor markers cea and ca15-3 for early detection of recurrent breast cancer still is a controversial. this study was investigated relationship between tumor markers cea and ca15-3 and recurrence breast cancer. data regarding 147 women who had breast cancer were entered into the study. patients were reviewed for 120 months after treatment. maximum time for relapse wa...

results strong participation was associated with a younger age, higher educational level, higher incomes, previous history of cancer, previous family history of cancer, one or two prior mammographies, more correct recognitions of mammography, recall rate, and breast cancer risk. if the false-positive result occurred, 83.9%, 81.9% and 77.3% of the women agreed or strongly agreed to participate i...

The focus of this study was to determine if early detection of mutant p53 accumulation may be an early indicator of tumor aggressiveness and transformation to invasive breast cancer. For this purpose, the p53 content of 100 human breast biopsies classified as ductal carcinoma (DCIS), was evaluated by immunohistochemical method. All specimens were microscopically classified into histologic types...

Background and Purpose: Nowadays, breast cancer is reported as one of the most common cancers amongst women. Early detection of the cancer type is essential to aid in informing subsequent treatments. The newest proposed breast cancer detectors are based on deep learning. Most of these works focus on large-datasets and are not developed for small datasets. Although the large datasets might lead ...

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Clinicopathological variables are important factors in deciding on breast cancer treatment. This study evaluated the association between the recurrence score generated by the Oncotype DX® 21-gene assay and classic clinicopathological variables. Methods: A single-institution retrospect...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Several risk factors such as age, family history of breast cancer, marital status, early menarche and late menopause are related to breast cancer. Obesity is also a main health problem associated with breast cancer incidence and subsequent mortality. Association between obesity and expansion of breast cancer may be due to excessive sex steroid h...

background breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide. based on the latest iranian national cancer department report, the total number of women registered with breast cancer was 6976 cases during 2007. five year survival is one of the indicators used for evaluation of the quality for care to different types of malignancies including breast cancer. objectives the aim of this s...

background & aim: breast cancer is recognized as the most common type of cancer among iranian women. cancer screening and early diagnosis are among the most effective strategies to reduce the associated mortality and healthcare costs. accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening among women referred to hospitals affiliated ...

nipple discharge (nd) can be the earliest presenting symptom of breast cancer. we hereby present two cases of breast cancer with no palpable mass manifesting as isolated nd, which was whitish in color. in both cases, cytology of the discharge revealed highly pleomorphic cells indicating a high grade malignancy. mammography showed diffuse, extensive microcalcifications. simple mastectomy with ax...