esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a rather common cancer in northern iran. incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagus has an increasing trend in iran. co-existence of both cancers in one patient is very rare. we report a middle age woman from northern iran with a typical presentation of esophageal cancer, who was found to have a dual esophageal cancer. the disease was found in the advanced st...

objective: cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. method: the sample consisted of 120 hospitalized patients in tehran's shohada hospital in 2014 that was selected purposefully....

abstract background: cancer is one of the major causes of death in children and adolescents. about 4% of deaths in children of age less than 5 years and 13% of deaths in children of age 5-15 years are due to cancer in iranian population. the disease can cause many problems, which are usually detected by a psychologist, for the children and their mothers. therefore, this study aimed to identify ...

male breast cancer is a rare disease with an increasing trend. due to limited information especially about the genetic basis of the disease in iran and the lower age of its onset, the disease requires more attention. the aim of this study was to screen the male patients with breast cancer for brca mutations as well as tissue markers of estrogen receptor (er), progesterone receptor (pr), human e...

background& aims: the mortality rate for breast cancer is directly related to the stage of disease at diagnosis. the present study aimed to determine the influencing factors on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding breast cancer and its screening methods.material & methods: in a cross- sectional study, evaluated 383 women referring health centers of ilam. sampling was d...

oral submucous fibrosis is chronic progressive condition of oral cavity. the condition is well recognized for its malignant potential. usually the disease initiates with redness, blistering, and ulceration inside the mouth. it is characterized by progressive fibrosis of submucosal tissue. the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis is not well understood. betelquid chewing is the major etiologi...

background : cancer of the larynx is a common cancer of the head and neck. this cancer has an established correlation with smoking tobacco and alcohol as causative agents. this study has been conducted in a tertiary hospital in northeastern india. minimal data about laryngeal cancer from this area was published in the literature. methods : this prospective study was conducted for a period of tw...

Background and Objective: The lack of breast cancer screening in young women leads to late disease diagnosis and worse outcomes in this age group. This study was designed to evaluate clinicopathological features and long-term outcomes of young breast cancer women in south of Iran. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of breast cancer patients who were pathologically diagnosed d...