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.

Age of menarche as a risk factor for gynecological cancer in Iranian women and review of the literature.

Background: This study analyzed the age of menarche in different regions of Iran with a review of previous studies and examined the changes of menarche age over the past years.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study which was conducted in 11 different provinces of Iran with a sample size of 26,831. The year of birth and age of menarche in the population obtained through health records which were available in the health centers collected and also questioning the subjects under investigation.

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).