Gastric malignancy: clinicopathologic spectrum and relationship to Helicobacter pylori infection.

Background: Upper gastrointestinal cancer particularly of stomach is a relatively frequent form of cancer. Gastric H pylori infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of both gastric carcinoma and gastric lymphoma. Gastric carcinoma has been addressed by many articles in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Middle East, while only a few addressed gastric lymphoma.

A multicenter study of recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin alpha) in the management of anemia in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Current evidence suggests that epoetin alpha administration is well tolerated and effective in the management of anemia of cancer and cancer chemotherapy. An open-label, multinational, non-comparative study was conducted in 215 cancer patients with anemia secondary to chemotherapy with platinum- or non-platinum-based combinations. Epoetin alpha was administered s.

Cancer in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A population-based study (1987-1988).

This study presents the findings of the first population-based tumor registry in the Eastern region (ER). Data on all cancer sites, in 1987 and 1988, were captured from all health facilities in the ER. A regional population census was obtained from regional health authorities.

Breast cancer in a low-risk population. The influence of age and menstrual status on disease pattern and survival in Saudi Arabia.

Data on 130 women with invasive breast cancer, seen at our institution between April 1981 and November 1990, were retrospectively reviewed to assess the influence of age and menstrual status on the pattern and prognosis of their disease. Patients were mostly young (median age 40 years) and in 21 patients (16%) the diagnosis was established at the age of 30 years or younger. Eighty-six patients (66%) were under 50 and 82 patients (63%) were pre-menopausal.