Material and methods The research material was a total of 110 samples of blood serum from people with cancer, diagnosed and confirmed in one of the organs: colon (67 cases), pancreas (30 cases) or stomach (13 cases) and 110 samples of blood serum derived from healthy individuals representing paired control group. The criteria adopted for pairing included: gender, year of birth (+/3 years), hist...

Malnutrition is a common finding in patients with cancer and can significantly affect disease progress patients’ survival. Gastrointestinal Cancers (GIC) are amongst the most types. In gastroin-testinal patients, prevalence of malnutrition has been estimated to be around 39-67%. Body composition reflects nutritional status. Bio-Impedance Analysis (BIA) noninvasive, time- cost-effective techniqu...

Peptic ulcer predicts gastric cancer. It is controversial if peptic ulcers predict other gastrointestinal cancers, potentially related to Helicobacter pylori or shared lifestyle factors. We hypothesized that gastric and duodenal ulcers may have different impact on the risk of gastrointestinal cancers. In a nationwide cohort study using Danish medical databases 1994-2013, we quantified the risk ...

EDITORIAL article Front. Oncol., 04 July 2023Sec. Molecular and Cellular Oncology Volume 13 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1240002

Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common cancers in different communities. Gastrointestinal tract cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian men and the second common cancer among Iranian women. Due to the impact of environmental factors on the risk of gastrointestinal cancer and the increasing use of agricultural pesticides, this study aimed to investigate the effects...

occurrence of cutaneous metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer is uncommon, with a reported frequency of less than 5 percent.they can occur as the first sign of disease recurrence in a treated patient or as a sign of terminal disseminated cancer or rarely as the first manifestation of an occult malignancy. the cases reported here represent three different manifestation of cutaneous metastasis of...

aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the mortality rates and trends from gastrointestinal (gi) cancer in iranian population from 1995 to 2003. background : cancer is the third most common cause of death in iran. gastrointestinal cancer is the most important causes of mortality due to cancer. the cancer mortality data is important to monitor the effects of screening program, earlier diagn...