Volume 14, Issue 1
مرور بر اساس
ارسال های اخیر
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Role of Ultrasound in Characterization of Ovarian Masses
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Ovarian cancer is the second most common malignancy in Pakistani women, accounting for 4%of all cancers in the female population. The aim of this study was to determine sensitivity, specificity, positive ...
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Does Zoledronic Acid Have Additive Effect on Suppression of Plasma Estrogen Levels ?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Obesity has been associated with abnormally highexpression of the enzyme aromatase in the breast,increased local estrogen production and predispositionto the cancer and recurrence. In postmenopausal women,fat tissue is the ...
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Cytohistologic Discrepancy of High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Papanicolaou Smears
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Objectives: To evaluate the frequency of cytohistologic discrepancy of high-grade squamous intraepitheliallesions (HSILs) in Pap smears and associated factors. Methods: Medical records of 223 women ...
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Frequency of Cigarette Smoking Among Psychiatric InpatientsEvaluated by the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: In this study our aim was to determine the rate of smoking in a sample of psychiatric in-patientswith diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression and to examine factors related to ...
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Effect of Screening on the Risk Estimates of Socio DemographicFactors on Cervical Cancer - A Large Cohort Study from RuralIndia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Prospective cohort studies to determine cofactors with oncogenic HPV- infections for cervicalcancer are very rare from developing countries and such data are limited to the few screening trials. ...
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Early Detection of Lung Cancer Risk Using Data Mining
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide Therefore, identification of geneticas well as environmental factors is very important in developing novel methods of lung cancer prevention.However, ...
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Development and Validation of a Cancer AwarenessQuestionnaire for Malaysian Undergraduate Students ofChinese Ethnicity
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Objectives: To describe the development and validation of a cancer awareness questionnaire (CAQ) based ona literature review of previous studies, focusing on cancer awareness and prevention. Materials and ...
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Clinicopathological Features and Localization of Gastric Cancers and their Effects on Survival in Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: This study was designed to examine changing trends in localization of gastric cancer in Turkeyin recent years. Materials and Methods: A total of 796 adult patients with newly diagnosed, ...
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Risk Factors for Poorer Breast Cancer Outcomes in Residents of Remote Areas of Australia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)To investigate patient, cancer and treatment characteristics in females with breast cancer from more remoteareas of Australia, to better understand reasons for their poorer outcomes, bi-variable and multivariable analyseswere ...
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Gene Expression Profiling of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is ranked as one of the top five causes of cancer-related deaths. ICCin Thai patients is associated with infection with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, but the molecular basis ...
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Multicenter Evaluation of Patients with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Turkey: MELAS Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Malignant melanoma is a cancer that demonstrates rapid progression and atypical clinicallyfeatures with a poor prognosis. Aim: This study was performed to determine the clinical characteristics andtreatment ...
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Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Male Breast Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis of 18 Studies
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: The possibility that electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure may increase male breast cancer riskhas been discussed for a long time. However, arguments have been presented that studies limited by poor ...
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Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Meta-analysis of 1,096Patients from 11 Randomized Controlle
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrentchemoradiotherapy (the treatment group) versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without adjuvantchemotherapy (the control ...
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Cost and Effectiveness Comparison of Immediate Colposcopy Versus Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing in Management of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance in Turkish Women
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: A small but significant proportion of cases with atypical squamous cells of undeterminedsignificance (ASCUS) may harbour CIN 2-3, or even invasive carcinoma. Although immediate colposcopy,HPV-DNA testing ...
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Human Papilloma Virus Frequency and Genotype Distributionin a Turkish Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Objectives: To determine human papillomavirus (HPV) frequency, genotypes and the relation betweencervical smear results, risk factors and types in women living in Manisa, Turkey. Materials and Methods: ...
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Levels of Serum Trace Elements in Renal Cell Carcinoma Cases
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Trace elements which are essential components of biological structures may also be toxic when present atlevels above the amounts required for biological function. In our study, trace element levels were measured withfurnace ...
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Meta-analysis of Gene Expression Data Identifies Causal Genes for Prostate Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death in male populations across the globe. With the advent of geneexpression arrays, many microarray studies have been conducted in prostate cancer, but the results have variedacross ...
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Smoking Habits of Relatives of Patients with Cancer: Cancer Diagnosis in the Family is an Important Teachable Moment for Smoking Cessation
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: In this study we aimed to determine the rate and habitual patterns of smoking, intentions ofcessation, dependence levels and sociodemographic characteristics of relatives of patients with a diagnosis ...
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Reliability and Validity of the Malay Version of the Breast-Impact of Treatment Scale (MVBITS) in Breast Cancer Womenundergoing Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Body image dissatisfaction among breast cancer survivors has been associated with psychologicalstress resultant from breast cancer and resultant surgery. This study aimed to examine the psychometric ...
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Diabetes Mellitus Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk - No Function of Age at Diagnosis or Duration of Disease
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-01-01)Background: Prior studies examining the relation between diabetes mellitus (DM) and prostate cancer riskhave reported controversial findings. We examined this association by conducting a detailed meta-analysis of ...
