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Conclusion: The high efficacy of the designed drain in seroma passage and filtration indicates its appropriateness to be used in the patients’ body. The microfilter placed in the drain is made by the latest technological methods. In the next phase of the study, the internal application of the drain will be tested by implanting it in the surgical site of the patients.

Conclusion: Body mass index in both groups was significantly and positively correlated with serum levels of 17β-estradiol, but there was no significant correlation between BMI and serum leptin concentration. Postmenopausal women with BMI ˃ 25 and high serum concentrations of 17β-estradiol are probably susceptible to breast cancer.

Conclusion: Ingestion of selenium nanoparticles in combination with interval training may exert a synergistic inhibitory effect on tumor growth, with this effect being mediated in part through the changes in Bcl-2 and LC3 genes expression in the tumor tissue.

Conclusion: PTEN gene expression decreases in breast cancer patients. The frequency of IVS4 allele in breast cancer patients is higher than that in the control group.

Conclusion: Strengthening and promoting social support in women with breast cancer can be a good way to create hope for life and thus better tolerance of and compromise with problems associated with the disease and its treatments.

Conclusion: Experimental results indicate that the proposed method is able to detect and identify the abnormal regions of the mammogram that are candidates for breast masses. This technique could potentially improve the performance of CAD systems and diagnosis accuracy in mammograms and can be useful for medical staff and students.