Background: Ethical issues arise in oncology more frequently than before. Informing patient of his/her disease status and prognosis is of utmost importance. The present study was designed to assess knowledge of patients with cancer towards their disease status in Kerman. Materials and methods: For this study, 150 patients with cancer referring to the radiotherapy-oncology ward of Shafa hospita...

Retinoblastoma is a rare type of eye cancer that usually occurs in early childhood, usually before the age of five. This type of cancer occurs in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue behind the eye that recognizes light and color. It is the most common type of eye cancer in children. One-third of all retinoblastomas are inherited, meaning that mutations in the RB1 gene are present in all cell...

Background: Mediterean region. Disease-free survival is common to evaluate the treatment of cancers. Severalfactors have been determined as prognostic factors for disease-free survival in studies.Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women especially in easternMethods: in Fayazbakhsh hospital, Tehran. These patients had no metastasis at the time of diagnosis. Patientsunderwent MRM or BC...

  Background : After lung cancer, breast cancer is the second cause of mortality among women. Although the prevalence of this disease has been increased, but the rate of mortality has not been changed during last three decades, this may be due to early diagnosis at the first stage of disease .   Objective : To determine risk factors of breast cancer in women.   Design : It was a case- control s...

Background and Aim: Cancer and in particular Breast cancer are among the diseases that have the highest mortality rate in Iran after heart disease. The accurate prognosis for Breast cancer is important, and the presence of various symptoms and features of this disease makes it difficult for doctors to diagnose. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting Breast cancer, modeling and ultim...