There is no effective standard therapy for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC), andtreatments vary among different medical institutions with efforts to improve results. The present retrospectiveinvestigation ...

The alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) *2 (47His) allele and the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) *2(487Lys) allele are seen among some Asian peoples, but rare among other ethnic groups. This study examinedthe allele frequencies ...

Objective: To assess level and determinants of knowledge about risk factors and utilization of screeningmethods used for breast cancer early detection among adult Saudi women in Al Hassa, KSA. Study ...

The purpose was to examine breast cancer screening behavior in Turkish women, the reasons for not doingscreening and the relationship between health beliefs and levels of self-esteem, body perception, and hopelessness.This ...

Background: Cancer is the third most common cause of death in Iran. The gastrointestinal cancers are themost frequent neoplasms among Iranian males and second to breast cancer among females. The objective ofthis ...

The Arab world, stretching from Lebanon and Syria in the north, through to Morocco in the west, Yemen inthe south and Iraq in the east, is the home of more than 300 million people. Cancer is already a major problemand the ...

In India, the national census provides population figures once every 10 years. However, since cancer incidencedata provide various rates for five year age groups, the calculation of the relevant population estimates for ...

Background: Food change due to cooking temperature and unrecognized heat-formed chemical carcinogensmay impact on the risk of stomach and colo-rectal cancers. To test this hypothesis a case-control study wasperformed. ...

Objective: To determine the validity of pulsatility and resistance index of transabdominal Doppler ultrasound(e-flow) in distinguishing between benign and malignant adnexal masses. Methods: A ...

Rhinacanthus nasutus Kurz., a Thai medicinal plant which possess antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effectson human cancer cells, was examined for chemopreventive potential against colonic neoplasms induced byazoxymethane ...

Background: Treatment of patients with platinum resistant/refractory ovarian cancer is a significant problem.In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of the combination of gemcitabine and pegylated ...

Objective: The aim this study was to estimate the fraction of leukemia incidence in Iran attributable tooccupational exposure to benzene, ionizing radiation, and ethylene oxide. Methods: Nationwide ...

Cancer incidence data collected by the Guam Cancer Registry for the period 1998 through 2002 were analyzedby cancer site, age, and ethnicity. Ethnicity and site specific age-adjusted cancer incidence rates for Guamresidents ...

Objective: Oxidative stress has emerged as a major etiological factor for breast cancer. Diet derivedantioxidants play an important role against oxidative stress and the aim of the present study was to examineroles ...

The objective of the present study was to determine if a specific window of development (neonatal/ prepubertalonly, adult only, or life-time) is effective for genistein chemoprevention of prostate cancer, and the ...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and second in Thailand. Glutathione Stransferase(GST) enzymes involved in the detoxification of reactive metabolites of carcinogens may be importantin modulating ...

Purpose: to investigate genetic polymorphisms in GSTM1, GSTT1 and CYP1A1 and the association withthe risk of oral cancer in the Jakarta population. Method: A total of 81 cases and 162 controls matched for ageand ...

The prevalence of HPV genotypes in cervical cancer differs in various regions, though types 16 and 18generally account for the majority. Knowledge of HPV genotypes in cervical cancer covering the diverse Indianpopulation ...

Background: Many epidemiological studies have indicated that inbreeding has little or no effect on theincidence of cancer. Due to the high prevalence of consanguinity in Qatar (54%), its influence may neverthelessbe ...

Aim: To investigate the practical use of description for CIN 2 or CIN 3 in HSIL cytology, the objective of thepresent study is to compare the prevalence of histologic CIN 2/3 or cancer (CIN 2+) between women withcytologic ...