This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Duloxetine on electrodiagnostic findings of Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with breast cancer. This randomized, double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 40 patients with breast cancer who received Paclitaxel as their first chemotherapy session. All the patients were randomly allocated into two groups, intervention (20 subjects) and placebo (20 subjects).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The -pathway is involved in several cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Many cell signaling components and pathways are controlled by microRNAs. The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the expression of , and its two target genes of the -pathway in CRC clinical samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The study was an attempt to explore the effect of applying spiritual model of nursing care on spiritual well-being and quality of spiritual care in cancer patients.
Method: A quasi-experimental study, the present inquiry was carried out with control and intervention groups with participation of 72 patients and 63 nurses in an advanced center in Iran. The Spiritual Care Model (SCM) was designed by the researchers in this study and was performed on the intervention group by nurses after they received proper training.
Support Care Cancer
March 2021
As an important part of the holistic care, spiritual care is considered an indicator of care quality. This study aims to identify and characterize nursing spiritual care interventions. In order to identify and select resources, an integrative review was done.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gastrointestinal cancers are considered as the most common type of cancer among men and the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer in Iran. This study was performed to investigate the epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancer in Markazi Province.
Methods: This is an epidemiological study in which data was gathered from the population-based cancer registry program in the Markazi province of Iran during the years 2010-2014.