the prognosis of the neoplastic diseases depends not only on the biogenetic characteristics of cancer cells but also on the immunological response of patients, which may influence the biological features of cancer cells themselves as well as the angiogenic processes. moreover, the immune system in vivo is under a physiological psychoneuroendocrine (pne) regulation, mainly mediated by the brain ...

cancer is one of the most common diseases in the world. one of the important psychological factors in these patients is a death anxiety. so this study aimed to investigate death anxiety in patients with cancer in kermanshah. in this cross-sectional study that was performed on 101 patients with cancer that referred to the oncology department of imam reza hospital, we used templer death anxiety a...

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 purpose: breast cancer is the most common malignancy and a leading cause of cancer deaths in women throughout the world. breast cancer is accounted for 16 percent of all cancers. this study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of breast cancer in mazandaran province. materials and methods: this longitudinal descriptive study included all cases with breast cancer recorded...

breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer. in iran, the presentation age of this cancer is younger than the global average. there are different therapeutic methods for treatment of breast cancer and the choice of treatment depends on the stage of the disease as well as its type and characteristics. therapeutic methods include surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic therapie...

cancer has emerged as a major public health concern owing to its magnitude, worldwide distribution, impact on the quality of life, financial burden on the patient / family / society / health care delivery system, and associated mortality. findings of a study have shown that approximately 19% of all types of cancers have been attributed to the environmental factor. almost 900 potential carcinoge...

this article was aimed to provide an overview and a perspective on the changing impact of cancers with increasing age on three age groups. a population based cancer registry was undertaken to register all new cancers cases from march 2006 to march 2007. during one year, 2023 (41.1%) of 4922 patients with cancer were ≥65 years. the five most common cancers (excluding skin cancer) were stomach, b...

background: oral cancer has emerged as a significant cause of global public health concern. if a cancerous lesion is diagnosed in primary stages, the survival rate would be higher. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of general dentist regarding oral cancer in sari, iran. methods: this cross sectional analytical study was performed on general dentists of...

objectives: we aimed to assess psychological stress status among iranian patients with cancer compared with non-cancer individuals. patients and methods: in a case-control study one hundred consecutive cancer patients who referred to fatemieh hospital in semnan, iran (regardless of the type of cancer and its stage) were enrolled. one hundred matched non-cancer individuals were selected as contr...