introduction and aims: previous reports show a high proportion of young crc patients in iran. in this study we aim to look for the clustering of colorectal cancer in families of a series of crc patients from iran. materials and methods: the family history of cancer is traced in 449 crc patients of which 112 were 45 years or younger and 337 were older than 45years at time of diagnosis. the patie...

background: clinical experiences have revealed that patients with breast cancer experience various sexual problems following their treatment. breast cancer negatively impacts the sexual life of the afflicted couples, and as a traumatic event can influence women’s psychosexual functioning and intimate relationship. this review focuses on sexuality after breast cancer and on a growing need for bi...

background: breast cancer is third order malignancy in women among other malignancies.   various studies showed that incidence of breast cancer can be lower down by early detection of breast cancer. mammographic screening is considered more effective modality in detecting early stage breast cancer in women who are at elevated risk for breast cancer. the aim of this study is to report the result...

Abstract Introduction: Patients with cancer under chemotherapy usually manifest a wide range of symptoms. The frequency of these symptoms is reported differently. The current study aimed at addressing the common symptoms of cancer, according to gender and primary site of cancer in patients receiving chemotherapy in Kashan, Iran, in 2017. Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducte...

Data from a series of case-control studies, conducted in Italy and Switzerland between 1991 and 2001, have been analyzed to evaluate the role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake in the etiology of cancer of oral cavity and pharynx (736 cases, 1772 controls), esophagus (395 cases, 1066 controls), large bowel (1394 colon, 886 rectum, 4765 controls), breast (2900 cases, 3122 controls) ...

colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of digestive system and the third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women worldwide. genetic background is thought to play a role in modulating individual risk to this cancer. many studies support an association for insulin pathway gene polymorphisms and   the regulation of tumor cell biology in c...

In the past decade, a substantial number of case-control and cohort studies have addressed the relationship between fat intake and the incidence of colon and breast cancer. Among the more recent case-control studies of colon or rectal cancer, relatively consistent findings have emerged indicating positive relationships with animal fat or red meat intake. In two large recent prospective studies,...

mri of the breast has evolved as a non-invasive imaging modality and is ideally suited for several indications e.g. pre-operative staging and screening in women at increased risk for breast cancer. the widespread use opens also the discussion on over-diagnosis if only 20 - 30 out of 100 mri - guided breast biopsies lead to the diagnosis of breast cancer. thus mri based strategies are needed to ...

Epidemiological studies have provided convincing evidence that obesity increases the risk for cancers of the oesophagus (adenocarcinoma), colon, pancreas, breast (post-menopausal), endometrium and kidney. The magnitude of the increase in risk varies between cancer sites. For an increase in BMI of 10 kg/m2 relative risks are approximately 2.3 for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus, 1.5 for colon c...