Publications by authors named "Leila MoaddabShoar"
Article Synopsis
- - Cancer is becoming a leading cause of death, and while rare, childhood cancer significantly affects child mortality; this study examines its occurrence across Iranian provinces from 2014 to 2018 using national registry data.
- - Analyzing 14,711 cases, researchers found an age-standardized incidence rate of 119.56 per million, with boys at a higher rate (129.98) compared to girls (107.68), and leukemia was the most common type.
- - The findings revealed high-risk clusters for childhood cancer in central Iran, notably in Isfahan, Yazd, and Tehran, prompting the need for targeted health strategies and further research into the geographic and gender disparities in cancer rates.
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in the world. Screening is the basis for early detection. However, the mortality rate is still high in Iranian women related to not screening and timely check-ups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and has the highest mortality rate among the women around the world. Early diagnosis of this cancer increases the survival of the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the predictor factors for breast self-examination (BSE) based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) among female healthcare workers in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Radiotherapy plays an important role as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced breast cancer and in those patients who have undergone breast-conserving surgery. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of adjuvant radiation on oncologic outcomes in elderly women with breast cancer.
Materials And Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed and analyzed the characteristics, treatment outcome and survival of elderly women (aged ≥ 60 years) with breast cancer who were treated and followed-up between 1993 and 2014.
Paratesticular sarcomas have happened rarely. Due to the infrequency of this malignant disease and its diverse histopathologic subtypes, no standard treatment would be available. Multiple treatments have reported in literature with different results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRectal cancer in pregnancy: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
J Egypt Natl Canc Inst
September 2014
Introduction: The occurrence of colorectal cancer during pregnancy is rare and is associated with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Herein, we report such a case of rectal cancer in pregnancy and review the literature.
Case Report: A 31-year-old multiparous, pregnant woman, in the 20th week of gestation, presented with rectal bleeding progressing to spasmodic abdominal pain and right flank vague pain.