Introduction: Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is required in esophageal cancer due to its invasive nature. The aim of this study was to evaluate early post-esophagectomy complications in patients with esophageal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACR).   Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was carried out between 2009 and 2011. Patients with lower-th...

esophageal cancer is the ninth most common malignancy.the incidence of esophageal cancer varies greatly among regions of the world and occurs at a high frequency in asia and northern iran. we report the case of an 80-year-old man with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who initially presented with a metastatic scalp lesion. esophagoscopy was performed and a lesion was located in the mid-portion...

background food and nutrient are known as main environmental risk factor of esophageal cancer. we investigated food items consumption pattern of people who live in high risk area in golestan province. materials and methods we investigated food consumption pattern of more than 30 years old gonbad and kalale's people who recruited in golestan cohort study. assessment carried out with validated 11...

most patients with gastrointestinal cancers refer to the health centers at advanced stages of the disease and conventional treatments are not significantly effective for these patients. therefore, using modern therapeutic approaches with lower toxicity bring higher chance for successful treatment and reduced adverse effects in such patients. the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of av...

Telomerase activation is one of the main pathways to immortalize cancer cells. In many kinds of cancer cells, this special reverse transcriptase stabilizes and elongates telomeres and prevents telomere erosion that naturally occurs in every cell division. Esophageal cancer is the fifth most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide, and is highly associated with alcohol, smoking, cultural ha...

background: esophageal cancer is often diagnosed in the last stages where the chance of patient’s survival is very low. the aim of this systematic review was presentation of valid estimation of survival in patients with esophageal cancer in different regions of iran. methods: a systematic review was carried out based on the reliable domestic medical databases including: sid, magiran, irandoc an...

in the absence of dysphagia-oriented food products, rheological characterization of available food items is of importance for safe swallowing and adequate nutrient intake of dysphagic patients. in this way, introducing alternative items (with similar ease of swallow) is helpful to improve quality of life and nutritional intake of esophageal cancer dysphagia patients. the present study aimed at ...