Cost-effectiveness of Anemia Screening in Vulnerable Groups: A Systematic Review.

Background: Anemia is the most common blood disorder observed in vulnerable groups and affects their efficiency in their everyday activities. Possible complications of the disease may be reduced or prevented by screening of patients. Screening programs impose certain costs upon the health system, which may offset their positive effects.

Cost-effectiveness of mammography screening for breast cancer in a low socioeconomic group of Iranian women.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Mammography screening has been used in many countries to reduce early deaths caused by breast cancer. It is important to ensure that screening programs are effective and efficient.

Conservative treatment in early cervical cancer.

Purpose Of Review: The aim of this study was to describe fertility preservation methods to improve quality of life of early stages of cervical cancer.

Recent Finding: Although definite treatment of early stages of cervical cancer including stages IA,IB1 and IIA non-bulky is radial hysterectomy, this method is used in perimenopousal period in which fertility preservation is not important. Whenever fertility preservation is so important, some methods like radical trachelectomy and laparoscopic lymphadenectomy are used to rule out lymphatic metastases.

Breast cancer risk factors in a defined population: weighted logistic regression approach for rare events.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine out risk factors for female breast cancer in a low socioeconomic population in Iran.

Methods: Between 2007 and 2009, a total of 25,592 women who were ensured by the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation participated in this screening program. The characteristics of patients diagnosed with breast cancer (n=111) were compared with those of control cases (n=25,481).

Cost effectiveness of breast cancer screening using mammography; a systematic review.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of malignancy among women. Screening using mammography is proposed as an effective intervention for reducing early deaths due to breast cancer. We conducted a systematic review to assess the cost-effectiveness of such screening programs.

Prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections among a defined population of Iranian women.

Unlabelled: Background Reproductive tract infections are among the most prevalent gynaecological health concerns. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of reproductive tract infections among a defined population of Iranian women.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in Shiraz, Southern Iran, from 2007 to 2009.

Fertility sparing treatments in young patients with gynecological cancers: Iranian experience and literature review.

With increase in the marriage age some women experience gynecological cancers before giving birth. Thus fertility sparing in these patients is an important point and much work has been done on conservative management. We here report our experience on fertility sparing with cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancers and include a review of the literature.

Epidemiology of major depressive disorder in iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: There are a large number of primary researches on the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Iran; however, their findings are varied considerably. A systematic review was performed in order to summarize the findings.

Methods: Electronic and manual searches in international and Iranian journals were conducted to find relevant studies reporting MDD prevalence.

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Iranian Pregnant Women; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Introduction: Anemia, particularly Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), is the most common hematological disorder during pregnancy with considerable complications in both mothers and fetuses. The estimation of anemia prevalence is an important step for health policy makers. Despite being considered a hot topic in epidemiological studies in Iran for the last twenty years, lack of a comprehensive overview on the findings encouraged the authors to carry out this study.