Introduction: Patients with cancer and hemodialysis are prone to opportunistic infections. The present research aims to examine the frequency of Toxoplasmosis and intestinal parasites in these patients. Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, seventy stool and blood samples from immunocompromised patients (46 hemodialysis and 24 cancer patients) from Guilan Province were collected in 20...

Background: Bladder cancer accounts for about 7% of all cancers among adults in Iran. We aimed to evaluate epidemiological and clinicopathological features of bladder cancer in Kermanshah province, west Iran. Methods: In a descriptive retrospective study, records of patients with bladder cancer referring to Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah city, Iran during 2011-2013 were analyzed. Sex, age, smo...

background: today, despite the many advances in early detection of diseases, cancer patients have a poor prognosis and the survival rates in them are low. recently, microarray technologies have been used for gathering thousands data about the gene expression level of cancer cells. these types of data are the main indicators in survival prediction of cancer. this study highlights the improvement...

background lung cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. although smoking and environmental pollutants are the most important risk factors of lung cancer, the role of infectious causes should also be considered in the pathogenesis and progress of lung cancer. objectives this study examined the relationship between helicobacter pylori and lung cancer through serology, real-tim...

background: breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women all over the world and breast cancer is a disease where quality of life (qol) has become a part of evaluation criteria for cancer therapy. the objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (qol) in breast cancer patients and its association with other factors. eortc qlq c30/+br23 (european organization for res...

background and purpose: breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-specific mortality among women worldwide. this study aimed at investigating the epidemiological, clinical, and pathological characteristics of breast cancer among patients attending baghban clinic in sari. materials and methods: the patients’ records (2008-2014) were used and data including age, gender, marital status, men...

background and objectives: having spiritual health is an effective factor in recovery of cancer patients. therefore, due to the importance of spiritual health in outcome of cancer patients, this study aimed at assessing spiritual health and its related factors in cancer patients. methods: this descriptive-correlational study was carried out on 150 cancer patients who were at least 18 years old ...

background: mucinous adenocarcinoma colorectal cancer present at a more colorectal advanced stage of disease and showe a poorer prognosis than those with other types of carcinoma. the purpose of the present study was to clarify the clinicopathological characteristics of mucinous colorectal carcinoma in the iranian population. methods: 110 patients with mucinous adenocarcinoma were selected from...