Changes in Employment Status and Income and Workplace Organizational Support Among Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Study in Iran.

Purpose: Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in Iran, significantly impacting patients' lives and the public health system. This study aims to investigate changes in employment status and income and workplace organizational support among Iranian cancer survivors following their diagnosis.

Methods: This study was conducted at the Cancer Institute of Imam Khomeini Hospital complex in Tehran, Iran, in 2019.

Using Electronic Health Record System to Establish a National Patient's Registry : Lessons learned from the Cancer Registry in Iran.

Background: In Iran, the Integrated Electronic Health Record system, called SEPAS, has been established to store all patient encounters of individuals referring to healthcare facilities.

Objective: We aimed to develop a model for cleaning SEPAS and applying its data in other databases.

Methods: We used cancer data from SEPAS as the sample.

Helicobacter pylori acquisition rates and the associated risk factors amongst newlywed couples; a prospective cohort study in Tehran, Iran.

Background: The rates and routes of Helicobacter pylori transmission, in a high-prevalent country like Iran, with gastric cancer as the leading cause of male cancer mortality, are of great essence. Here, we have studied the H. pylori-associated risk factors and the likelihood of interspousal transmission.

Population-based cancer survival in the Golestan province in the northeastern part of Iran 2007-2012.

Objective: We studied 5-year relative survival (RS) for 14 leading cancer sites in the population-based cancer registry (PBCR) of Golestan province in the northeastern part of Iran.

Methodology: We followed patients diagnosed in 2007-2012 through data linkage with different databases, including the national causes of death registry and vital statistics office. We also followed the remaining patients through active contact.

Adherence to the DASH Diet and Risk of Breast Cancer.

Background: The Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating pattern has been recommended as a healthy dietary plan by several international guidelines. However, data on the association between the DASH diet and breast cancer is limited. This study investigated the association between the DASH dietary pattern and risk of breast cancer.

Association of physical activity, body mass index and reproductive history with breast cancer by menopausal status in Iranian women.

Background: The incidence rate of breast cancer (BC) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Iran. We investigated the association between BC risk and physical activity (PA), body mass index (BMI), and reproductive history among Iranian women.

Methods: We conducted a large hospital-based case-control study and compared 958 BC cases with 967 controls at the Cancer Institute of Iran during 2011-2016.

Development of a tool for comprehensive evaluation of population-based cancer registries.

Objective: Several methods have been suggested for evaluation of population-based cancer registries (PBCR) worldwide. However, most of these methods evaluate the data and outputs of the cancer registries. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive tool and protocol for evaluation of inputs, processes and outputs of a PBCR.