Although correlations between platelets and lung cancer has been recognized, effects on non-small cell lungcancer (NSCLC) metastasis remain to be determined in detail. In the present study, wound healing assays revealeda ...

Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified various genetic susceptibility loci forbreast cancer based mainly on European-ancestry populations. Differing linkage disequilibrium patterns ...

Background: Meningiomas are the second most common primary intracranial tumors after gliomas. Epigeneticbiomarkers such as DNA methylation, which is found in many tumors and is thus important in tumorigenesiscan ...

The radioprotective effects of a single administration of kojic acid (KA) against ionizing radiation wereevaluated via assessment of 30-day survival and alterations of peripheral blood parameters of adult C57BL/6male mice. ...

Aberrant DNA methylation of tumor suppressor genes has been reported in all major types of leukemiawith potential involvement in the inactivation of regulatory cell cycle and apoptosis genes. However, most ofthe previous ...

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 ...

Background: The standard treatment in the metastatic colorectal cancer consists of 5-FU based infusionalregimens. However, with oral fluoropyrimidines, equal tumor responses may be obtained. Capecitabine causesmacrocytosis ...

A recent study summarized several published genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of cancer and reportedtwo pleiotropic loci at 6p21.1 and 7p15.3 contributing to multiple cancers including lung cancer, noncardia gastriccancer ...

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 ...

Background: Rosuvastatine, doxazosin, repaglinide and oxcarbazepin are therapeutic drugs available in themarket for the treatment of different diseases. Potential to display antitumor activities has also been ...

Purpose: This study aimed to analyse female academician health beliefs for breast cancer screening and levelsof self-esteem. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2010 ...

Cancer is a menace fast gaining momentum in Nigeria and other developing countries. It is an expensivedisease requiring a major financial and human resources for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. With nonational policy ...

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 ...

This study examined the incidence rates of cancer cases (averages for 2006-2010) and relationships withenvironmental radioactivity levels. Soil and water samples were collected from provincial and district centersof Van ...

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 ...

The aim of this study was to examine the trend of ovary cancer incidence from 1999 to 2010 in China andpredict the burden up to 2020. Crude incidence, age specific incidence and age-adjusted incidence rates werecalculated. ...

Objective: To determine the expression of E-cadherin, β-catenin, and transcription factor 4 (TCF4) proteinsin gastric diseases with relation to Helicobacter pylori infection. Methods: A total of 309 ...

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a malignancy of biliary duct with a very poor prognosis, is the leading causeof cancer death in countries of the Mekong subregion. Liver fluke infection is the main etiological factor, butgenetic ...

Lung cancer is the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and a lack of effective methodsfor early diagnosis has greatly impacted the prognosis and survival rates of the affected patients. Tumor-initiatingcells ...