Introduction: A potentially malignant oral lesion (PMOL) refers to a morphologically altered tissue that has higher likelihood of developing cancer compared its apparently normal counterpart. Among PMOLs, leukoplakia is the most common found in mucosa. The aim study evaluate clinical characteristics lesions by comparing with histopathological diagnosis. Method: included descriptive analysis dat...

BACKGROUND Patients' spiritual needs increase drastically after a diagnosis of cancer because of its threatening nature. It is very important to recognize any spiritual crisis. This study aimed to determine needs among Iranian patients with cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS This crosssectional study was undertaken among 200 patients with cancer referred to Alinasab and Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaie hos...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether traditional birth attendants (TBAs) trained via the "SMART Dai" method were superior to untrained TBAs in knowledge and practice regarding maternal and newborn care. METHODS In a cluster-randomized trial in the Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, Pakistan, 120 rural communities each with a population of approximately 5000 were randomly assigned to a community-ba...

INTRODUCTION Gastric cancer remains the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In many malignancies like, lung and breast, multiple prognostic factors are known, such as mutations in Ki-67, HER-2/neu, p53. In this study, we evaluated immunohistochemical protein expression patterns of cell-cycle-regulators p53, proliferation marker Ki-67, surface expression of CD44, HER-2/n...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the treatment of keratocystic odontogenic tumor using enucleation and Carnoy's solution with peripheral ostectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-nine patients (14 females and 15 males) with age range from 12 to 62 years were included in this study and followed up for 7 years; all the patients were treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surge...

A cancer diagnosis is one of the most difficult medical challenges. Leukemia a type that affects bone marrow and/or blood and accounts for approximately 8% all cancers. Understanding epidemiology trends leukemia critical planning. Specialists diagnose using morphological analysis, but there possibility error in diagnosis. Since so to diagnose, intelligent methods are required. The primary goal ...

INTRODUCTION Patients with hematologic malignancies often experience many emotional reactions which are different based on patient's culture. Indeed culture determines the different ways that patients understand cancer. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship of self-esteem and hope among Iranian cancer patients. METHODS This descriptive-correlational study was un...