Volume 15, Issue 1
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ارسال های اخیر
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Preferential Induction of CYP1A1 over CYP1B1 in Human Breast Cancer MCF-7 Cells after Exposure to Berberine
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Estrogens are considered the major breast cancer risk factor, and the carcinogenic potential of estrogens mightbe attributed to DNA modification caused by derivatives formed during metabolism. 17β-estradiol (E2), the ...
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Anti-tumor Effects of Penfluridol through Dysregulation of Cholesterol Homeostasis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Psychiatric patients appear to be at lower risk of cancer. Some antipsychotic drugs might haveinhibitory effects on tumor growth, including penfluridol, a strong agent. To test this, we conducted a studyto ...
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Apoptosis Induction in MV4-11 and K562 Human Leukemic Cells by Pereskia sacharosa (Cactaceae) Leaf Crude Extract
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Pereskia sacharosa is a genus of cacti widely used in folk medicine for cancer-related treatment.Anti-proliferative effects have been studied in recent years against colon, breast, cervical and lung ...
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Association between Urinary Cadmium and All Cause, All Cancer and Prostate Cancer Specific Mortalities for Men: an Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Data
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Aim: This study employed public use National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) datato investigate the association between urinary cadmium (UDPSI) and all cause, all cancer and prostate cancermortalities ...
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Impact of Allogenic and Autologous Transfusion on Immune Function in Patients with Tumors
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Objective: To observe the effects of allogeneic and autologous transfusion on cellular immunity, humoralimmunity and secretion of serum inflammatory factors and perforin during the perioperative period in ...
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Breast Cancer Clustering in Kanagawa, Japan: A Geographic Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: The purpose of the present study was to determine geographic clustering of breast cancerincidence in Kanagawa Prefecture, using cancer registry data. The study also aimed at examining the associationbetween ...
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Efficacy and Safety of an Increased-dose of Dexamethasone in Patients Receiving Fosaprepitant Chemotherapy in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Antiemetic triplet therapy including dexamethasone (DEX) is widely used for patients receivinghighly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC). In Japan, the appropriate dose of DEX has not been established for ...
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Cytotoxic Effects of Phytophenolics from Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk on Cervical Carcinoma Cell Lines through an Apoptotic Pathway
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Extracts of Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk has been reported to possess anticancer effects, butthe active ingredients and the anti-cancer mechanisms are still unknown. Materials and Methods: The ...
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A Single Measure of Cancer Burden Combining Incidence with Mortality Rates for Worldwide Application
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)We attempted to develop an indicator combining incidence with mortality rates (single measure of cancer burden, SMCB) and to compare the magnitudes of cancer burden by world region. The SMCB was used to measure the size ...
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IDH1 Overexpression Induced Chemotherapy Resistance and IDH1 Mutation Enhanced Chemotherapy Sensitivity in Glioma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is of great importance in cell metabolism and energy conversion. IDH mutationin glioma cells is reported to be associated with an increased overall survival. However, effects biological ...
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Assessing Markov and Time Homogeneity Assumptions in Multi-state Models: Application in Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Surgery in the Iran Cancer Institute
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Multi-state models are appropriate for cancer studies such as gastrectomy which have highmortality statistics. These models can be used to better describe the natural disease process. But reaching thatgoal ...
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Metastatic Lymphadenopathy in Kashmir Valley: A Clinicopathological Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Lymphadenopathy is a common presentation in both benign and malignant diseases which needto be diagnosed without delay. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) helps us diagnose a disease and followits ...
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Lack of Associations between Genetic Polymorphisms in GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: A Multi-Institutional Case-Control Study in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: We aimed to evaluate the role of genetic polymorphisms in tobacco carcinogen-metabolizinggenes and their interactions with smoking in a hospital-based case-control study of Japanese subjects. Materialsand ...
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Prisoners’ Perception of Tobacco Use and Cessation in Chhatisgarh, India - The Truth from Behind the Bars
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Prisoners represent a population group that is disadvantaged, socially deprived andunderprivileged, needing particular attention with regard to provision of necessary oral health care, healthpromotion ...
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Agreement between Colposcopic Diagnosis and Cervical Pathology: Siriraj Hospital Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Aim: To evaluate the agreement between colposcopic diagnosis and cervical pathology a retrospective chartreview was performed. Materials and Methods: This study included 437 patients who underwent colposcopyand ...
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Experimental Study on Sustained-release 5-Fluorouracil Implantation in Canine Peritoneum and Para-aortic Abdominalis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Objective: To observe local and systemic toxicity after sustained-release 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) implantationin canine peritoneum and para-aortic abdominalis and the changes of drug concentration in the local ...
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Obesity Related Adipokines and Colorectal Cancer: A Review and Meta-Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Obesity has been considered as an important risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer (CRC), butthe association has not been fully elucidated. Obesity is linked significantly to adipose tissue dysfunction andto ...
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Trend Analysis of Lung Cancer Incidence Rates in Ninawa Province, Iraq, from 2000 to 2010 - Decrease and Recent Stability
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Background: Lung cancer is the most frequent malignancy of men worldwide. In Ninawa in Iraq, lung cancerranks first among cancers diagnosed in men. Since no prior studies have been conducted on incidence trendsin ...
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Aberrant DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Inactivation of hMSH2 Decrease Overall Survival of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients via Modulating Cell Cycle and Apoptosis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Objective: Altered regulation of many transcription factors has been shown to play important roles in thedevelopment of leukemia. hMSH2 can modulate the activity of some important transcription factors and is ...
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CEA, AFP, CA125, CA153 and CA199 in Malignant Pleural Effusions Predict the Cause
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-01-01)Determination of the cause of malignant pleural effusions is important for treatment and management,especially in cases of unknown primaries. There are limited biomarkers available for prediction of the cause ofmalignant ...
