Volume 9, Issue 1
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Beliefs and Perceptions about Cancers among Patients Attending Radiotherapy OPD in Delhi, India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)The prevalence of beliefs and myths amongst cancer patients is a reflection of the level of knowledge in thecommunity regarding cancer. Such beliefs influence the health seeking behaviour of patients and may lead todelay ...
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Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Colon Cancer in a 10-Year-Old Girl: Implications for When and How to Start Screening?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)The Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is characterized by hamartomatous polyposis of the gastro-intestinal(GI) tract, with mucocutaneous pigmentation. We have experienced a case of a 10-year-old girl who presentedwith PJS, ...
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An Epidemiological Analysis of Cancer Data in an Iranian Hospital during the Last Three Decades
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Iranian population. Descriptive epidemiology provides a betterunderstanding of the etiology of cancer and the development strategies. The objective of this study was tocollect ...
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Pituitary Toxicity but Lack of Rat Colon Carcinogenicity of a DC-Magnetic Field in a Medium-Term Bioassay
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)The present study was designated to evaluate the effect of direct current induced permanent magnetic field(DC-MF) on chemically induced rat colon carcinogenesis. Five experimental groups of male S.D. rats wereinjected with ...
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Trends in the Prostate Cancer Incidence in India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Trends in prostate cancer in five population-based cancer Registries (Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi &Bhopal) in India were studied over a period of two decades using a model that fitting the data as the logarithmof ...
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Chromosomal Breakage in the Myelodysplastic Syndrome
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) represents a group of clonal hematological disorders characterizedby progressive cytopenia reflecting defects in erythroid, myeloid and mega karyocytic maturation. The incidenceof MDS is ...
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Does TAL-1 Deletion Contribute to the High Incidence of T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in South Indian Patients?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Background: The incidence of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) in South India is very high(43.1%) when compared to the Western countries (10-20%). TAL-1 deletion is the most common geneticabnormality in ...
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Colorectal Cancer in Iran: an Epidemiological Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. But informationregarding CRC in Iran is limited; the aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiologic features of CRC inIran, ...
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Interobserver Reproducibility with LiquiPrepTM Liquid-based Cervical Cytology Screening in a Developing Country
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Objective: A modified liquid-based techniques known as the “LiquiPrepTM (LP) system” requires neitherexpensive equipment nor complicated specimen preparation. The aim of this study was to assess the applicabilityof ...
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Trends in Cancer Incidence in Female Breast, Cervix Uteri, Corpus Uteri, and Ovary in India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Trends in breast, cervix uteri, corpus uteri and ovarian cancers in six population based cancer registries(Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Bhopal, and Barshi) were evaluated over a period of the last two decades.For ...
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Serum Concentrations of Fatty Acids and Colorectal Adenoma Risk: A Case-Control Study in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Background: Epidemiologic studies of n-3 fatty acids (FAs) and risk of colorectal cancer have generatedinconsistent results, and relations with precursor colorectal adenomas (CRA) have not been evaluated in detail.We ...
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Mutations of KRAS and TP53 in a Minor Proportion of Opisthorchis Viverrini-Associated Cholangiocarcinomas in a Hamster Model
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Background/Aims KRAS oncogene and TP53 tumor suppressor gene have been known as common genesinvolving in many cancers including cholangiocarcinoma (CCC). Activation of these genes could lead touncontrolled proliferation ...
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Cost - Effectiveness of Pap Smears in Kermanshah, Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Objective: To determine the incidence of pre invasive and invasive cervical lesions and also cost- effectivenessof Pap smears in Kermanshah, Iran (2004-2007). Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional ...
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Preoperative and Postoperative Agreement of Histopathological Findings in Cases of Endometrial Hyperplasia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Objective: To determine agreement of preoperative and postoperative histopathology of endometrialhyperplasia (EH). Materials and Methods: Histopathology of specimens obtained by curettage and ...
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Trends in Cancer Incidence in Esophagus, Stomach, Colon, Rectum and Liver in Males in India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Time trends in cancers of the esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum and liver cancers among the male populationin five Indian urban population based cancer registries (Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and Bhopal) wereexamined ...
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Does a Positive Family History Influence the Presentation of Breast Cancer?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Introduction: An important risk factor for developing breast cancer is a positive family history of breastcancer. In Malaysia, there is no population-based breast screening programme, but the clinical practice ...
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Pathologic Characteristics, Type of Treatment and Follow Up of Patients with Uterine Cervical Carcinoma Referred to the Radiation Oncology Department, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran, 1995-2001
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Background: Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is the sixth most common malignant neoplasm in womenworldwide. Early stage diagnosis increases the cure rate of disease. Radiotherapy with or without concurrentchemotherapy ...
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Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) Analysis of Chromosomal Aberrations in Iranian patients with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Breast Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women; however, due to the complexity ofchromosomal changes, limited data are available regarding chromosomal constitution. Materials and ...
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Do IL-4 Intron 3 VNTR and IL-6 (-174) G/C Variants Reflect Ethnic Variation? A Comparative Study Between the Global and North Indian Populations
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Variations in the production and activity of cytokines have been reported by several investigators whichinfluence the susceptibility and/or resistance to various infectious agents and cancer. Differences in the cytokineproduction ...
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Lack of Association Between Helicobacter Pylori and Laryngeal Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-01-01)Objective: To survey the role of Helicobacter pylori at the tissue level as a cause of squamous cell carcinomaof the larynx. Design:A case-control study. Setting: In an Otolaryngology Ward at an academic ...
