background: general practitioners (gps) are usually the first-line doctors visiting patients with breast problems. therefore, their knowledge about breast diseases is of significant importance for proper screening and referral of patients and warrants scrutiny. the purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of gps regarding different breast imaging modalities. methods: in this cross-sect...

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abstract breast cancer is a multifactorial disease. benign breast disease (bbd) is one of the most important risk factors for breast cancer. the etiology of bbd is unknown. it is divided into nonproliferative and proliferative diseases. the selection of studies will be based on titles, abstract screening, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and quality assessment. previous studies have shown that...

background: breast cancer arising in young patients (≤ 40 years) is being considered as a distinct clinical entity with more aggressive tumor features and poorer survival. our aim was to assess the impact of age on survival among a large group of iranian women diagnosed with breast cancer. methods: in a cross-sectional study, demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with ...

Background: Researchers suggest that benign breast disease (BBD) is a key risk factor for breast cancer. The present study aimed to determinate the risk level of breast cancer in terms of various BBD subgroups.Methods: A meta-analysis was performed to determinate the risk of breast cancer associated with BBD. Observational studies (traditional case-control studies, nested case-control studies, ...

background: idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (igm) is a rare benign breast disease, which can mimic breast cancer. as the managements of igm and breast cancer are entirely different and the initial clinical manifestations are similar in several cases, it is very important to differentiate them. case presentation: we reported a 48-year-old female patient with igm and breast cancer. she was refe...

background: increasing serum levels of uric acid (sua) after menopause in women brought up a hypothesis that estrogenic effect may protectively regulate sua. estrogenic effect is a major etiology of uterine fibroids and fibrocystic breast disease. the study aimed to explore sua among patients suffering from these diseases to enhance the hypothesis. methods: overall , 1349 female participants we...

results no significant correlation was seen in rs3743527 and rs129081 polymorphism’s allelic and genotypic frequencies between the patient group and control individuals (p value > 0.05). the average frequencies of rs129081 g and c alleles was 40 (58%) and 29 (42%), respectively. in our sample the average frequencies of rs3743527 c and t alleles, were 41 (61%) and 28 (39%), respectively. the res...