[HTML][HTML] Incidence and mortality of various cancers in Iran and compare to other countries: a review article

B Farhood, G Geraily, A Alizadeh - Iranian journal of public health, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Iran in recent years had the rapid development of industrialization and
modernity, and changes in the people's lifestyles and environment, these changes may …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean region

AO Musaiger, HM Al-Hazzaa - International journal of general …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews the current situation concerning nutrition-related noncommunicable
diseases (N-NCDs) and the risk factors associated with these diseases in the Eastern …

[HTML][HTML] Global trend of breast cancer mortality rate: a 25-year study

N Azamjah, Y Soltan-Zadeh, F Zayeri - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for women
worldwide. In the past two decades, published epidemiological reports in different parts of …

Medicinal plants from near east for cancer therapy

MS Abu-Darwish, T Efferth - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Cancer is one of the major problems affecting public health worldwide. As
other cultures, the populations of the Near East rely on medicinal herbs and their …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia: Prevention strategy and planning

S Ashtari, MA Pourhoseingholi… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To review all of epidemiological and etiological aspects of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC) and examined the prevention of this disease in Asia. METHODS: We conducted a …

Colorectal cancer in Egypt is commoner in young people: Is this cause for alarm?

A Gado, B Ebeid, A Abdelmohsen, A Axon - Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2014 - ajol.info
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide after lung
and breast cancers with two-thirds of all CRCs occurring in the more developed regions of …

Health beliefs and practices related to cancer screening among Arab Muslim women in an urban community

KF Salman - Health care for women international, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In this exploratory study I investigated the participation status in breast and cervical cancer
screening of a group of American immigrant Arab Muslim women (AMW). Perceived …

The paradox of nutrition-related diseases in the Arab countries: the need for action

AO Musaiger, AS Hassan, O Obeid - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review was to highlight the current situation of nutrition-related diseases in
the Arab countries, and factors associated with prevalence of these diseases. PubMed and …

Assessment of dietary intake patterns and their correlates among university students in Lebanon

P Salameh, L Jomaa, C Issa, G Farhat… - Frontiers in public …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Unhealthy dietary habits are major risk factors for chronic diseases, particularly
if adopted during early years of adulthood. Limited studies have explored the food …

Arab women's breast cancer screening practices: a literature review

TT Donnelly, AH Al Khater, SB Al-Bader… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2013 - koreascience.kr
Breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in the Arab world and the
involved women are often diagnosed at advanced stages of breast cancer. This literature …