Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major health problem. HCC burden has been increasing in Egypt in the past 10 years. Most HCC cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage with limited treatment options.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hepatitis B infection is an alarming public health problem. Almost two billion people of the population alive today, would have been infected at some time in their lives by hepatitis B. Hepatitis C virus is another life threatening condition, and about 425,000 deaths occur each year due to its complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of direct visual inspection after Lugol iodine painting in detecting cervical premalignant and malignant lesions.
Materials And Methods: This study included 1,012 women recruited from gynecology outpatient clinic screened for premalignant or malignant lesions of the cervix. All women underwent cervical smear test, direct visual inspection of the cervix after painting with acetic acid (DVI-A) and after painting with Lugol iodine (DVI-LI).