Colorectal cancer in Iran: molecular epidemiology and screening strategies

R Dolatkhah, MH Somi, MJ Bonyadi… - Journal of cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the past three decades in
Iran has made it a major public health burden. This study aimed to report its epidemiologic …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology and molecular genetics of colorectal cancer in Iran: a review

R Malekzadeh, F Bishehsari, M Mahdavinia, R Ansari - 2009 - sid.ir
Although the incidence of colorectal cancer in Iranian older age subjects is currently very
low compared to Western population, the younger generation is experiencing an …

Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis: A Possible Etiological Candidate for Bacterially-Induced Colorectal Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions

S Zamani, R Taslimi, A Sarabi, S Jasemi… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) produces Bacteroides fragilis toxin (BFT), which
is associated with acute diarrheal, inflammatory bowel disease, and colorectal cancer …

Incidence and age distribution of colorectal cancer in Iran: results of a population-based cancer registry

R Ansari, M Mahdavinia, A Sadjadi, M Nouraie… - Cancer letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Epidemiologic patterns of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Iran have not been studied adequately.
In a recent cancer registry and active cancer surveillance, we collected data on the …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer in Iran: Epidemiology and morphology trends

H Rafiemanesh, R Pakzad, M Abedi, Y Kor… - EXCLI …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in different countries, including Iran.
No comprehensive study has been done in the country for colorectal cancer, but information …

Prognostic factors in 1,138 Iranian colorectal cancer patients

B Moghimi-Dehkordi, A Safaee, MR Zali - International journal of colorectal …, 2008 - Springer
Background and aim The incidence of colorectal cancer is increased in Iran in recent years
and colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in both sexes. The aim of this study …

Colorectal cancer in Iran: an epidemiological study.

S Azadeh, B Moghimi-Dehkordi, SR Fatem… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2008 - europepmc.org
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. But
information regarding CRC in Iran is limited; the aim of this study was to investigate the …

Distinct high-profile methylated genes in colorectal cancer

P Mokarram, K Kumar, H Brim, F Naghibalhossaini… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Mutations and promoters' methylation of a set of candidate cancer genes (CAN
genes) are associated with progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). We hypothesized that …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer epidemiology and control in North-Western and Central Asia-past, present and future.

MA Moore, S Eser, N Igisinov, S Igisinov… - Pancreas, 2010 - academia.edu
Abstract The North-Western and Central region of Asia stretches from Turkey through
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, to Iran and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan …

Rising rates of colorectal cancer among younger Iranians: is diet to blame?

SH Arani, MA Kerachian - Current Oncology, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Colorectal cancer (crc) is one of the most prevalent cancers in the world.
Although the incidence of crc is currently very low in the older Iranian population compared …