ABSTRACT
The problem of malignancies of digestive system was studied in a sample of 208 patients who attended the institute of Radiation and Nuclear Medicine from January 1984 to January 1986. Carcinoma of the stomach is the leading cancer in this community and the predominant histopathological findings were adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Among the socioeconomic factors, people who lived in urban areas are more risky for developing malignancies. Smoking but not alcohol influence the distribution of malignancies, the way of food preparation and the behaviour of intake were considered to be important factors associated with the development of the malignancies of digestive system. People who had a history of alteration of bowel habits are significantly prone to malignancies of G.I.T. regardless of their sites. Results suggest that beside the socio-economic factors, the nature of the diet consumed is consider a high risk factor in the development of gastrointestinal tract malignancy in Iraq
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Humans , Male , Female , Stomach Neoplasms , Risk Factors , Case-Control StudiesABSTRACT
To establish the risk factors in patients with breast cancer in Iraq, we conducted this case-control study at the institute of Radiation and Nuvlear Medicine. One results showed that breast cancer is a disease of middle age attacks women who were not lactated, menstruated at younger age, having a low birth rate, use contractive pills and it causes a severe psychological reactions. Breast cancer is related to the disease of familial inheritance and is clustered in certain socio-educational status and ethnic groups in Iraq. According to the results reported in this study, the distribution pattern of breast cancer and its risk and protective factors in Iraq are similar to that reported elsewhere and an intensive teaching programme is recommended since more than half of the reported cases were presented with metastases
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Humans , Female , Risk Factors , Breast , Case-Control StudiesABSTRACT
The intraocular pressure [IOP] of 1530 healthy Iraqi individuals was measured in an attempt to find the normal range value, 1008 of them were medical students [709 males and 299 females] and 522 were soldiers. The age range was 17-27 years. The study revealed than mean IOP value to be 11.67 +/- 1.96 which is much lower than other parts of the world. There was a significant sex difference and a significant effect of physical activity on IOP