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Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) for Cancers in Iran, 1990 to 2016: Review of Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study by Nahvijou, Azin

“…Cancer with 13% of all deaths is the third leading cause of mortality in Iran. We aimed to assess the burden of cancer in Iran by acquiring data from the…”
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Smartphone-based application for self-management of patients with colorectal cancer: development and usability evaluation by Salmani, Hosna, Nahvijou, Azin, Sheikhtaheri, Abbas

“…Purpose Self-management is considered essential for improving the treatment and management of colorectal cancer patients. This study was conducted to develop…”
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Machine learning-based mortality prediction models for smoker COVID-19 patients by Sharifi-Kia, Ali, Nahvijou, Azin, Sheikhtaheri, Abbas

“…The large number of SARS-Cov-2 cases during the COVID-19 global pandemic has burdened healthcare systems and created a shortage of resources and services. In…”
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Use of sentiment analysis for capturing hospitalized cancer patients' experience from free-text comments in the Persian language by Yazdani, Azita, Shamloo, Mohammad, Khaki, Mina, Nahvijou, Azin

“…Today, the Internet provides access to many patients' experiences, which is crucial in assessing the quality of healthcare services. This paper introduces a…”
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The economic burden of oral cancer in Iran by Rezapour, Aziz, Jahangiri, Reza, Olyaeemanesh, Alireza, Kalaghchi, Bita, Nouhi, Mojtaba, Nahvijou, Azin

“…Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world, among which, oral cancer is associated with significant morbidity, and low survival. A large part of…”
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Survey of awareness and beliefs about cancer (ABC) in Tehran Province, Iran by Akbari, Paria, Nemati, Saeed, Nahvijou, Azin, Bolourinejad, Paria, Forbes, Lindsay, Zendehdel, Kazem

“…Knowledge, attitudes, and practices are essential measures for planning and evaluating cancer control programs. Little is known about these in Iran. We…”
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Psychometric properties of the SF-6Dv2 in an Iranian breast cancer population by Nahvijou, Azin, Safari, Hossein, Ameri, Hosein

“…Introduction The Short-Form Six-Dimension version 2 (SF-6Dv2) is the newest preference-based instrument for estimation of quality adjusted life-years (QALYs)…”
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Hospital and post-discharge mortality in COVID-19 patients with a preexisting cancer diagnosis in Iran by Seyyedsalehi, Monireh Sadat, Rahmati, Marveh, Ghalehtaki, Reza, Nahvijou, Azin, Eslami, Bita, Shaka, Zoha, Allameh, Seyed Farshad, Zendehdel, Kazem

“…Despite the severe impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients, data on COVID-19 outcomes in cancer patients from low- and middle-income countries is limited. We…”
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Comparing the performance of the EQ-5D-5L with two versions of the SF-6Dv2 in patients with breast cancer by Nahvijou, Azin, Safari, Hossein, Ameri, Hosein

“…The EQ-5D-5L and two versions of the SF-6D version 2 (i.e., SF-6Dv2 ind-10 that is derived from 10 items of the SF-36v2, and SF-6Dv2 SF-36 that is derived from…”
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Cost per DALY averted in low, middle- and high-income countries: evidence from the global burden of disease study to estimate the cost-effectiveness thresholds by Daroudi, Rajabali, Akbari Sari, Ali, Nahvijou, Azin, Faramarzi, Ahmad

“…Determining the cost-effectiveness thresholds for healthcare interventions has been a severe challenge for policymakers, especially in low- and middle-income…”
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Mapping EORTC-QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR29 onto EQ-5D-5L in Colorectal Cancer Patients by Ameri, Hosein, Yousefi, Mahmood, Yaseri, Mehdi, Nahvijou, Azin, Arab, Mohammad, Akbari Sari, Ali

“…Purpose Patient-level utility data are needed for cost-utility analysis; in oncology, however, the data are commonly gathered using disease-specific…”
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Mapping the cancer-specific FACT-B onto the generic SF-6Dv2 by Nahvijou, Azin, Safari, Hossein, Yousefi, Mahmood, Rajabi, Marziyeh, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Ameri, Hosein

“…Introduction The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) data extracted from cancer-specific questionnaires are often non-preference based, while patient…”
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Finding the PSA-based screening stopping age using prostate cancer risk by Nahvijou, Azin, Hadian, Mohammad, Mohamadkhani, Naser

“…•Personalizing PC screening through paying more attention to factors such as PC risk can improve efficiency of screening.•The role of personal characteristics…”
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Development of a gastric cancer risk calculator for questionnaire-based surveillance of Iranian dyspeptic patients by Gohari, Kimiya, Saberi, Samaneh, Esmaieli, Maryam, Tashakoripour, Mohammad, Hosseini, Mahmoud Eshagh, Nahvijou, Azin, Mohagheghi, Mohammad Ali, Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan, Mohammadi, Marjan

“…Gastric cancer (GC) is considered a silent killer, taking more than three quarters of a million lives annually. Therefore, prior to further costly and invasive…”
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Automated Misspelling Detection and Correction in Persian Clinical Text by Yazdani, Azita, Ghazisaeedi, Marjan, Ahmadinejad, Nasrin, Giti, Masoumeh, Amjadi, Habibe, Nahvijou, Azin

“…Accurate electronic health records are important for clinical care, research, and patient safety assurance. Correction of misspelled words is required to…”
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Determination of a cost-effectiveness threshold for cancer interventions in Iran by Safari, Hossein, Poder, Thomas G, Afshari, Somayeh, Nahvijou, Azin, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Moradi, Nasrin, Ameri, Hosein

“…The estimation of a cost- Effectiveness (CE) threshold from the perspective of those who have experienced a life-threatening disease can provide empirical…”
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Cancer incidence in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2015-2016: results of a population-based cancer registry by Somi, Mohammad Hossein, Dolatkhah, Roya, Sepahi, Sepideh, Belalzadeh, Mina, Sharbafi, Jabraeil, Abdollahi, Leila, Nahvijou, Azin, Nemati, Saeed, Malekzadeh, Reza, Zendehdel, Kazem

“…Few countries in the Middle East have a population-based cancer registry, despite a clear need for accurate cancer statistics in this region. We therefore…”
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A cost-effectiveness modeling study of treatment interventions for stage I to III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Daroudi, Rajabali, Nahvijou, Azin, Arab, Mohammad, Faramarzi, Ahmad, Kalaghchi, Bita, Sari, Ali Akbari, Javan-Noughabi, Javad

“…Esophageal cancer causes considerable costs for health systems. Appropriate treatment options for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) can…”
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Water-pipe as a Risk Factor for Genital Warts? A Case Report by Ghaemdoust, Faezeh, Nahvijou, Azin, Farzaneh, Farah

“…Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world. HPV infection can cause some types of cancer…”
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Information Needs of Women with Breast Cancer: A Review of the Literature by Sheikhtaheri, Abbas, Nahvijou, Azin, Mashoof, Esmat

“…Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers and a serious concern for women's health. Providing sufficient information to these patients…”
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