Background: Leukemia is the most common type of cancer in childhood. Mothers are closer to these children than anyone else and play a very important role in caring for them; therefore studying their life quality is needed. This study aims to determine the life quality of mothers of children with leukemia and its related factors.   Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out ...

neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. the co- occurrence of neuroblastoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia is rare. we report a rare case of advanced-stage neuroblastoma in a 3.5-year-old girl that was accompanied by acute lymphoblastic leukemia following treatment. her leukemia may have been due to chemotherapy (secondary leukemia) or may have been de novo.

recent studies have provided evidence that common genetic variations could account for a proportion of leukemia in adult or children. to evaluate the contribution of candidate gene association studies to the understanding of genetic susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia we conducted a systematic review from published studies. the polymorphisms of genes encoding carcinogen-metabolizing ...

objective facial paralysis in children is very often idiopathic and isolated facial nerve palsy, resulting from leukemic infiltration is a rare occurrence. here we present the case of a 14 year-old boy with acute lymphobastic leukemia, who first presented with isolated right side peripheral facial nerve paralysis and was initially diagnosed with bell's palsy. conclusion the presence of bell's p...

background : leukemia is the most common cancer in children, accounting for near to half of all childhood cancers. different risk factors might be effective in the occurrence of this cancer such as parental characteristics. this study was done in west azarbaijan province in order to determine the relation between parental characteristics and acute leukemia in children. methods : this matched ca...

Abstract Objective The incidence of childhood cancer has been increasing nearly one percent per year for the past two decades. Leukemia and lymphoma are the most common types of childhood cancers. This study assessed the relation between environmental factors (Hydrocarbon, agricultural toxin, insecticide) and leukemia/lymphoma in children, which was evaluated by the frequency of the parents...

background: since the caregivers of cancer patients have the main and basic role in caring, supporting and monitoring of treatment of these patients, providing their mental health is essential to continue such a care. paying attention to spiritual needs is recognized as an indispensable component of the holistic care in nursing. because of the importance of spirituality in recent years in the f...

Background: Patients with leukemia are facing more complications in order to achieve longer survival. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of central nervous system abnormalities (CNS) on MRI of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods: Sixty-six children with diagnosis of ALL aged 2-18 years were recruited. Non-contrast sequences of brain MRI in addition to diffusion weighted i...