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| Arash EtemadiSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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Variation in PAH-related DNA adduct levels among non-smokers: The role of multiple genetic polymorphisms and nucleotide excision repair phenotypeArash Etemadi
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Int J Cancer 132:2738-47. 2013....
Large body size and sedentary lifestyle during childhood and early adulthood and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk populationA Etemadi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ann Oncol 23:1593-600. 2012..Little is known about the association of obesity and physical activity at young ages with subsequent risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)...
Modeling the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and squamous dysplasia in a high risk area in IranArash Etemadi
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Arch Iran Med 15:18-21. 2012..Identifying people at higher risk of having squamous dysplasia, the precursor lesion for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), would allow targeted endoscopic screening...
Is opium a real risk factor for esophageal cancer or just a methodological artifact? Hospital and neighborhood controls in case-control studiesRamin Shakeri
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
PLoS ONE 7:e32711. 2012..Control selection is a major challenge in epidemiologic case-control studies. The aim of our study was to evaluate using hospital versus neighborhood control groups in studying risk factors of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)...
Opium use and mortality in Golestan Cohort Study: prospective cohort study of 50,000 adults in IranHooman Khademi
Digestive Disease Research Centre, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
BMJ 344:e2502. 2012..To investigate the association between opium use and subsequent risk of death...
The gastro-esophageal malignancies in Northern Iran research project: impact on the health research and health care systems in IranSadaf G Sepanlou
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
Arch Iran Med 16:46-53. 2013..The original aim of this project was to identify etiologic factors and prevention measures for upper gastrointestinal cancers in Northern provinces of Iran, but its achievements have gone much beyond this initial goal...
Diabetes mellitus and its correlates in an Iranian adult populationAsieh Golozar
Digestive Disease Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
PLoS ONE 6:e26725. 2011..1; 95% CI: 1.8, 2.4). These findings emphasize the importance of improving DM awareness, improving general living conditions, and early lifestyle modifications in diabetes prevention...
Dietary intake of benzo(a)pyrene and risk of esophageal cancer in north of IranRoya Hakami
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nutr Cancer 60:216-21. 2008..Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons might, along with other risk factors, contribute to the high risk of ESCC in Golestan...
Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study in IranHooman Khademi
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran
PLoS ONE 5:e11183. 2010..We tested the reliability and validity of a VA questionnaire developed for a cohort study in Golestan Province in northeastern Iran...
Significant variation in the concentration of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in yerba maté samples by brand, batch, and processing methodAsieh Golozar
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Environ Sci Technol 46:13488-93. 2012..The large PAH content variation by brand, batch, and processing method suggests it may be possible to reduce the content of carcinogenic PAHs in commercial yerba maté, making it a healthier beverage...
High exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may contribute to high risk of esophageal cancer in northeastern IranFarin Kamangar
Cancer Prevention Studies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 21218, USA
Anticancer Res 25:425-8. 2005..The northeastern region of Iran has some of the highest rates of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the world...
Cavernous hemangioma of the liver: factors affecting disease progression in general hepatology practiceArash Etemadi
Digestive Disease Research Center, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 23:354-8. 2011..Although for asymptomatic hepatic hemangiomas conservative management is generally recommended, factors affecting the disease course are still not very well understood...
Cancer registry in Iran: a brief overviewArash Etemadi
Digestive Disease Research Center DDRC, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Arch Iran Med 11:577-80. 2008..While the pathology-based cancer registration is in place, we hope that the addition of the population-based cancer registries, and establishment of new registries in poorly-covered areas, will improve cancer reporting in the country...
