background: one of the economic evaluation techniques involves calculation of willingness to pay (wtp) for a service to find out the value of that service from the clients’ perspective. this study estimated wtp for both breast cancer and osteoporosis screening and comparatively examined the contributing factors. in fact, the comparisons served to provide an exact analysis of individual attitude...

background: there are studies that indicated dyshomeostasis of oxidant/antioxidant and trace elements in breast cancer patients, but the data regarding the status of these parameters in various stages of breast cancer are limited. the aim of this study was to highlight the status of these biochemical factors in various stages of breast cancer. methods: fifty-eight breast cancers patients partic...

breast reconstruction (br) surgery is not common for the treatment of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries, including iran. we evaluated the quality of life (qol) in iranian breast cancer patients who underwent br at the cancer institute of iran. we compared patients who had br with breast cancer patients who had a radical mastectomy as the control group, matched for age, and time ...

background &objective: breast cancer is the most common female malignancy. detection of dna of human papillomaviruses (hpvs) in breast carcinomas suggests that the virus may play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of hpvs genotypes 6, 11, 16, 18 and 31 in paraffin-embedded tissue samples of invasive breast carcinomas. methods: thr...

background: in recent years, epidemiologic and laboratory studies have implied that vitamin d deficiency has a role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. it has shown that vitamin d can prevent tumor progression induced by carcinogens and inhibit the carcinogenic effects of high fat diet on breast tissue and growth of tumor cells. this study aimed to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d level and...

of the ways to fight breast cancer and reduce deaths hazard due to early detection is one of early detection programs in women's breast self- examination. examining breast by oneself increase individuals knowledge of her breast health that helps in detecting breast cancer early. different cultural, social, family and individual factors play roles in women's behavior about breast self- examinati...

Breast cancer, as a heterogeneous disease, includes a wide range of pathological and clinical behaviors. Current treatment protocols, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and hormone replacement therapy, are mainly associated with poor response and high rate of recurrence. Therefore, more efforts are needed to develop alternative therapies for this type of cancer. Immunotherapy, as a novel str...

The receptor and the receptor axis CXCL12 / CXCR4 are the two pairs studied in the metastasis of breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the occurrence of CXCR4 / CXCL12 genes polymorphism and the clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with metastatic breast cancer under chemotherapy. Material and methods: Genomic DNA was extracted f...

second to the cardiovascular disease, cancer is the main cause of death in iran. in this study some of the risk factors of breast cancer; especially the ones related to breastfeeding have been assessed. the study was a retrospective study of 100 women with breast cancer. the most important risk factors in breast cancer were number of children, age of mother on the first pregnancy. the result sh...