to determine the effectiveness of chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric cancer, a sample of 54 patients suffering from advanced adenocarcinomas were studied. the results of the study showed that the disease is more prevalent in the age group of56-60 years. the three major signs of this kind of cancer were almost equally present among both sexes in our patients. after chemotherapy, 74% of the...

INTRODUCTION The relationship between severe clinical manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and immune response profiles has not yet been clarified, despite numerous studies on the subject. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cytokine profiles and the presence of immunological markers associated with clinical manifestations and, particularly, signs of severity, as d...

BACKGROUND There is growing evidence of the increased cancer risk associated with alcohol consumption, but this is not well understood by the general public. This study investigated the acceptability among drinkers of cancer warning statements for alcoholic beverages. METHODS Six focus groups were conducted with Australian drinkers to develop a series of cancer-related warning statements for ...

BACKGROUND There are rare reports of warning dreams about breast cancer in the dream literature and even fewer in the medical literature. Anxiety about breast cancer is increasing due to uncertainty about conflicting guidelines regarding mammography screening. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to survey women with breast cancer who had warning dreams prior to diagnosis to determine the m...