in recent decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in iran, especially in patients less than 50 years old. a national colorectal cancer screening program is the best solution for identifying patients in high risk populations. the research center of gastroenterology and liver disease of shahid beheshti university, m.c., in collaboration, with the ministry...

female cancer, especially breast and gynecologic cancers are considered multistage disease, highly influenced by risk and protective factors and/or screening preventive modalities. consequences of all these factors result in the trend of change over time.in this comparative study, based on data of national cancer registry of iran 2004 published by iranian ministry of health, age - standard inci...

When treating infertile couples by assisted reproductive technologies (ART), all aspects of their care in individual clinics should be evaluated frequently. Results should then be compared with other clinics offering similar treatment. Evaluation of possible adverse longterm outcomes can be achieved by pooling results from individual clinics in national, regional and international registers and...

human papillomavirus (hpv) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection. It is more common than herpes and chlamydia and it has been estimated that more than 75% of sexually active adolescents and adults between the ages of 15 and 49 will acquire at least one type of hpv infection. The infection is practically guaranteed in people with more than five sex partners in their lifetime. More...

Background: Pain is the most feared and distressing symptom in palliative care. In advanced stages of cancer, its incidence 70–80%. Mozambique there little published information concerning to prevalence, intensity, pain’s management cancer patients.

Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan since 1982. Physicians have many health-related risk factors which may contribute to cancer, such as rotating night shift, radiation, poor lifestyle, and higher exposure risk to infection and potential carcinogenic drugs. However, the cancer risk in physicians is not clear. In Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identifie...

despite the high rate of prostate cancer, the incidence of penile metastasis originating from prostate cancer is extremely rare, especially in the form of peyronie’s disease. moreover, brain metastasis, which is caused by prostate cancer, is not a common phenomenon and occurs mostly in older patients. herein, we report a case of a middle-aged man with penile and brain metastasis originating fro...