Mostafa Zare, A Zhiani Asgharzade, S Mostafavi, F Abbasi, M Karimi, M Sobhani Shahmirzadi, H Zarei, MH Gharib. Student research committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran; Neonatal & Children’s Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center of Golestan, Golestan university of Medi...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and therefore represents a major problem in public health.The aim of this study was to find and evaluate province-specific estimate of incidence in males by age groups for prostate cancer in Golestan province, Iran. The data used in this study were collected in a cancer registry program that was conducted by Health Deputy of Golestan province in ...

Masjedi zadeh R1, Hajiani E2, Hashemi SJ3, Khodadadi M3 1 Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran 2 Associate Professor, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,...

BACKGROUND Golestan Province, at the western end of the Asian esophageal cancer (EC) belt in northeastern Iran, was reported to have one of the highest worldwide rates of EC in the 1970s. We have previously shown a declining incidence of EC in Golestan during the last decades. This study reports additional new results from the Golestan Population-based Cancer Registry (GPCR). METHODS The GPCR...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate province-specific estimates of incidence in males by age groups for skin cancer in the Golestan province, Iran. METHODS Data was collected from a cancer registry that was conducted by Health Deputy of Golestan province for a period of one year (2004). Age-specific rate and age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) were determined. Age-specific rate and age-standardized incid...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most common cause of end stage liver disease in Iran and in Golestan province. Large-scale population-based prospective cohort studies with long term follow-up are the method of choice to accurately understand the natural course of HBV infection. To date, several studies of HBV epidemiology, natural history, progression to cirrhosis and association with ...

OBJECTIVE Dietary factors seem to play a major role in esophageal carcinogenesis in Golestan Province, a high-incidence area for esophageal cancer in northern Iran. The current study was conducted to evaluate previous reports on severe deficiency of vitamin intake in Golestan. METHODS Using a food frequency questionnaire, food intake data were collected from 30,463 healthy participants in the...

Masoud Sheikh, Hamid Reza Eshraghi, Masoud Khoshnia, Masoumeh Mazandarani & Abdolvahab Moradi* Department of Veterinary Basic Science, College of Veterinary Science, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Golestan Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran; Department of Botany, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Az...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences. Golestan Hospital. Ahvaz, Khuzestan (Iran) 2 Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Golestan Hospital. Ahvaz, Khuzestan (Iran) 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Iman Hospital. ...

BACKGROUND Golestan Province in north-eastern Iran has one of the highest incidence rates for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) worldwide. Earlier studies have reported higher incidence rates in the areas of Golestan which are mainly inhabited by individuals of the Turkmen ethnic group. However, it is not clear whether in those areas the incidence among Turkmens is higher in comparison ...