Dietary patterns, nutrition, and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study in the west of Iran / 한국역학회지

OBJECTIVES: Unhealthy dietary patterns are the most important changeable risk factors for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of breast cancer among under-50 year women in the west of Iran.METHODS: All women under 50 years old with pathologically confirmed breast cancer between 2013 and 2015 who were referred to oncology clinics in the west of Iran, and 408 under-50 women referred to other outpatient clinics who were without breast or other cancers at the time of the study and 2 years later were selected as the control group. The data were collected using the middle-aged periodical care form of the Iranian Ministry of Health and analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression in Stata.RESULTS: The most powerful risk factor for breast cancer was fried foods; the odds ratio of consuming fried foods more than once a month for breast cancer was 4.5 (95% confidence interval, 2.1 to 9.4). A dose-response model indicated that increasing vegetable and fruit consumption up to 90 servings per month decreased the odds of breast cancer, but consuming more than 90 servings per month increased the risk.CONCLUSIONS: Inadequate consumption of vegetables and consumption of soft drinks, industrially produced juices, fried foods, and sweets were identified as risk factors for breast cancer. In response to these findings, it is necessary to raise awareness and to provide education about healthy diets and the need to change unhealthy dietary patterns.

Dietary patterns, nutrition, and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study in the west of Iran / 한국역학회지

OBJECTIVES: Unhealthy dietary patterns are the most important changeable risk factors for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of breast cancer among under-50 year women in the west of Iran. METHODS: All women under 50 years old with pathologically confirmed breast cancer between 2013 and 2015 who were referred to oncology clinics in the west of Iran, and 408 under-50 women referred to other outpatient clinics who were without breast or other cancers at the time of the study and 2 years later were selected as the control group. The data were collected using the middle-aged periodical care form of the Iranian Ministry of Health and analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression in Stata. RESULTS: The most powerful risk factor for breast cancer was fried foods; the odds ratio of consuming fried foods more than once a month for breast cancer was 4.5 (95% confidence interval, 2.1 to 9.4). A dose-response model indicated that increasing vegetable and fruit consumption up to 90 servings per month decreased the odds of breast cancer, but consuming more than 90 servings per month increased the risk. CONCLUSIONS: Inadequate consumption of vegetables and consumption of soft drinks, industrially produced juices, fried foods, and sweets were identified as risk factors for breast cancer. In response to these findings, it is necessary to raise awareness and to provide education about healthy diets and the need to change unhealthy dietary patterns.

Dietary patterns, nutrition, and risk of breast cancer: a case-control study in the west of Iran / 한국역학회지

OBJECTIVES@#Unhealthy dietary patterns are the most important changeable risk factors for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of breast cancer among under-50 year women in the west of Iran.@*METHODS@#All women under 50 years old with pathologically confirmed breast cancer between 2013 and 2015 who were referred to oncology clinics in the west of Iran, and 408 under-50 women referred to other outpatient clinics who were without breast or other cancers at the time of the study and 2 years later were selected as the control group. The data were collected using the middle-aged periodical care form of the Iranian Ministry of Health and analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression in Stata.@*RESULTS@#The most powerful risk factor for breast cancer was fried foods; the odds ratio of consuming fried foods more than once a month for breast cancer was 4.5 (95% confidence interval, 2.1 to 9.4). A dose-response model indicated that increasing vegetable and fruit consumption up to 90 servings per month decreased the odds of breast cancer, but consuming more than 90 servings per month increased the risk.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Inadequate consumption of vegetables and consumption of soft drinks, industrially produced juices, fried foods, and sweets were identified as risk factors for breast cancer. In response to these findings, it is necessary to raise awareness and to provide education about healthy diets and the need to change unhealthy dietary patterns.

Multidermatomal zosteriform lupoid cutaneous ieishmaniasis: a case report

Leishmaniasis is the result of infection with intracellular protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis [CL] may present with unusual clinical variants such as acute paronychial, annular, palmoplantar, zosteriform, erysipeloid, lupoid and sporotrichoid. Infection is transmitted by the bite of the sandfly. We report a multidermatomal zosteriform lupoid cutaneous Leishmaniasis

unusual form of tinea versicolor: a case report

Tinea versicolor is caused by Malassezia furfur and presents as hypo or hyper-pigmented coalescing scaly macules on the trunk and upper arms. Sites of predilection are the sternal region and the sides of the chest, the abdomen, back, pubis, neck, and intertriginous areas. We report a case of tinea versicolor with a reticulated pattern on acral sites

Acquired unilateral nevoid telangiectasia syndrome: a case report and review of literature

Unilateral nevoid telangiectasia syndrome [UNTS] can be classified into two major categories: congenital and acquired. There have been reports showing an increase in skin estrogen and progesterone receptors in patients with this syndrome. We report a male patient with acquired unilateral nevoid telangiectasia syndrome without any associated physiological or pathological conditions

[Frequency of contact sensitivity in patients with contact or atopic dermatitis with patch test]

Eczema is a common inflammatory skin disease. Although history and physical examination are important in diagnosis of allergen, because of extent of environmental allergens, those are not simply recognized. The objective of this study was to determine allergens in patients with contact or atopic dermatitis referred to Razi hospital. This descriptive, cross sectional study was performed on patients with contact or atopic dermatitis in 2003-2004 with European Standard Series patch test containing 24 allergens. In this study 223 patients were tested with a mean age of 31 years [SD= 12]. The most common involved location was hand [59%]. The most common allergens were nickel sulphate [23/2%], cobalt [11/4%] and thiuram [8/3%]. Nickel sulphate was the most common contact allergen in this study

Frequency of Infectious skin lesions in kidney transplant recipients

This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of skin lesions in kidney transplant recipients. A total of 681 kidney transplant recipients were followed at Shaheed Labbafinejad transplant center in Tehran, Iran. Skin lesions were evaluated, and diagnoses were made clinically and confirmed by lesion smear, tissue biopsy, tissue culture, and serologic examinations, as indicated. Skin lesions were found in 54 patients [7.9%], and their frequencies were as follows: dermatomal herpes zoster [18 patients, 2.6%, 13 men and 5 women], herpes simplex infection of face and lips [15 patients, 2.2%, 5 men and 10 women], chickenpox [6 patients, 0.9%, 5 men and 1 woman], Kaposi's sarcoma [5 patients, 0.7%, 3 men and 2 women], warts [4 women, 2 of whom had genital warts], pyoderma gangrenosum [1 man, 0.14%], multiple fungal abscesses of the leg [1 man, 0.14%], mucormycosis [1 man, 0.14%], and molluscum contagiosum [1 man, 0.14%]. Moreover, 2 women [0.3%] had generalized herpes simplex lesions. Frequencies of herpes zoster [3.5%], herpes simplex [2.5%], and human papillomavirus [0.6%] infections in our kidney transplant recipients were low. We recommend that all kidney transplant candidates be evaluated and immunized for herpes zoster virus before transplantation, all herpetic-form lesions of these patients be reported to physicians [even mild lesions], and finally, that all human papillomavirus lesions be diagnosed and treated promptly to prevent more serious lesions such as malignancies