Abstract Background: Weight loss and malnutrition are common among cancer patients. These two factors highly affect their survival and quality of life during treatment. Since cancer is becoming increasingly common in the world and in order to provide better treatment measures, it is important to identify and prevent its side effects. The present study has been conducted in 2010 on a sample o...

Background: The Micronuclei has been discussed as an indicator of chromosomal damage in radiotherapy. This study aimed to investigate the changes of micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with of the gastrointestinal cancers pre- and post-chemo-radiation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with gastrointestinal cancers who referred to oncology ward...

Marine environment has unique diversity. More than half of biodiversity lives at sea and oceans. Promotion of science and technology led to the future accession to marine species and study them and finally using marine product in human life. Using marine product for treatment of human malady is one of the most attractive applications of this component. Since cancer is the second mortality agent...

Background and Aim: Fatal disease of cancer, ranks second after cardiovascular disease, as the most important causes of mortality in many developing countries, including Iran. Breast cancer is the most common disease among women. TPS is one of the tumor markers which has specially been considered due to its exclusive physiological characteristics like its easy measurement in serum of cancer pat...

Introduction: The imbalance of the microbial ecosystem causes biological changes associated with colorectal cancer and cell proliferation and their planned death, as well as the immune responses. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of probiotic bacteria on the expression of genes associated with growth, metastasis and apoptosis in cancer cells of the HT29 colon.   Materials & Me...