Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003
Background: It seems that there may be a relation between opium addiction and bladder cancer. This study has been performed to find this relationship in Kerman province.<br />Methods: We evaluated opium addiction in 150 patients with bladder cancer (study group) and150 tumor-free patie...
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| author | A Ketabchi M Gharaei M Ahmadinejad T Meershekari |
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| description | Background: It seems that there may be a relation between opium addiction and bladder cancer. This study has been performed to find this relationship in Kerman province.<br />Methods: We evaluated opium addiction in 150 patients with bladder cancer (study group) and150 tumor-free patients (control group) and compared them by two-tailed t-test and X2 test.<br />Results: The rate, duration, amounts and methods of opium abusing in the study group were significantly higher than control group.<br />Conclusion: The results suggest that the carcinogenic effects of opium addiction may be related to the amount, duration and the method of opium abuse.<br />Keywords: bladder tumor, addiction, opium |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d91b96931e3d4fe88d6df5f759e7739c2022-12-22T03:11:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362005-11-01106355357Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003A KetabchiM GharaeiM AhmadinejadT MeershekariBackground: It seems that there may be a relation between opium addiction and bladder cancer. This study has been performed to find this relationship in Kerman province.<br />Methods: We evaluated opium addiction in 150 patients with bladder cancer (study group) and150 tumor-free patients (control group) and compared them by two-tailed t-test and X2 test.<br />Results: The rate, duration, amounts and methods of opium abusing in the study group were significantly higher than control group.<br />Conclusion: The results suggest that the carcinogenic effects of opium addiction may be related to the amount, duration and the method of opium abuse.<br />Keywords: bladder tumor, addiction, opiumhttp://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/50 |
| spellingShingle | A Ketabchi M Gharaei M Ahmadinejad T Meershekari Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| title | Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 |
| title_full | Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 |
| title_short | Evaluation of Bladder Cancer in Opium Addicted Patients in the Kerman Province, Iran, from 1999 to 2003 |
| title_sort | evaluation of bladder cancer in opium addicted patients in the kerman province iran from 1999 to 2003 |
| url | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/50 |
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