cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women in malaysia. the objective of this study was to estimate the effect of explanatory variables on survival time of cervical cancer patients receiving treatment at a hospital in malaysia.in this retrospective record review study, cervical cancer data obtained from hospital universitisains malaysia (husm) was analysed. the data comprises o...

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...

introduction: endometrial cancer is the most common pelvic malignancy in women. approximately 7,000 women die from this disease every year. although most patients can be treated with appropriate therapies, there is insufficient data regarding the choice of the best adjuvant therapy after a surgical procedure in advanced endometrial cancer cases. it seems that radiotherapy or chemotherapy alone ...

background: otalgia and bell’s palsy are rare manifestations of metastasis and the most common presentation of an inflammatory process in the temporal bone. case presentation: this article explains a 34-year-old woman with breast cancer who presented with cranial nerve palsy symptoms. the 7th and 8th cranial nerves were involved in the metastatic phase and then hoarseness was added to her sympt...

background : cancer stem cells are a subgroup of tumor cells that have the capability for self-renewal and differentiation and are characterized by multiple markers. several studies have been conducted to identify these cells in colorectal cancer, including stem cell marker cd24. this study has evaluatedtheassociation of cd24 expression with clinicopathologic features and survival in an immunoh...

Background: The First apoptosis signal (FAS) and First apoptosis signal ligand (FASL) genes initiate the apoptosis pathway, playing a central role in the tumor growth and metastasis. Gene polymorphisms including -1377 G/A in the promoter region of FAS and -844 C/T in the promoter region of FASL have shown to change the transcription activities of these genes. Methods: In this study we evalua...

one out of eight women face with the problem of breast cancer in her life. it is the second causes of women death in the world. detection of breast cancer metastasis at the earliest stage is important to predict and control of breast cancer progression. it can spread to the different parts of the body, such as are the bone, liver, and lung and etc. how and where does the breast metastasis grow ...