• Association of PON1-L55M Genetic Variation and Breast Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Trial 

  Farmohammadi, Amir؛ Momeni, Ali؛ Bahmani, Banafshe؛ Ghorbani, Hossein؛ Ramzanpour, Ramin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Paraoxonase 1 (PON1), a multifactorial antioxidant enzyme, has a defensive role against oxidative stress, which is believed to contribute to cancer development. This study aimed to investigate the association ...

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• Survival Rates and Associated Factors of Colorectal Cancer Patients in Brunei Darussalam 

  Leong, Elvynna؛ Ong, Sok King؛ Madli, Fadhliah؛ Tan, Abby؛ Lai, Daphne؛ Basir, Norwani؛ Ramlee, Noraslinah؛ Chong, Vui Heng (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in both men and women. In most Asian countries, both the incidence and mortality rates of CRC are gradually increasing. In Brunei Darussalam, CRC ranks ...

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• The Azeri Version of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30): Translation and Validation 

  Davudov, Mahammad M؛ Harirchi, Iraj؛ Amiraliyev, Namig؛ Mehtiyeva, Elnara؛ Mirzajani, Zoheir؛ Amiraliyev, Kanan؛ Rustamli, Narmin؛ Zebardast, Jayran؛ Montazeri, Ali (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: Quality of life in cancer patients has become an important outcome measure. This study aimed to translate and validate the European Cancer Research and Treatment Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) ...

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• Copper and Zinc Levels in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients versus Healthy Subjects 

  Moazed, Vahid؛ Jafari, Elham؛ RashidiNezhad, Bita؛ Kalantari-Khandani, Behjat؛ Nemati, Ali؛ Naghibzadeh Tahami, Ahmad؛ Mangeli, Foroogh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogeneous hematological disease and certain serum factors are assumed to be involved in its pathogenesis and progression. Given this, our aim was to comparatively investigate ...

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• Comparative Study in Quality of Life between Thai Endometrial Cancer Survivors and Healthy Women in Thammasat University Hospital 

  Sivapornpan, Sarunya؛ Suwannarurk, Komsun؛ Jaisin, Kankamol؛ Pattaraarchachai, Junya؛ Bhamarapravatana, Kornkarn (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: This study aimed to survey quality of life (QoL) in endometrial cancer survivors between surgery with adjuvant therapy (radiation with or without chemotherapy) and surgery alone in Thammasat University Hospital, ...

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• Immunohistochemical Expression of Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PDL-1) in Colorectal carcinoma and Its Correlation with Stromal Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes 

  Elfishawy, Mona؛ Abd-ELaziz, Solafa Amin؛ Hegazy, Azza؛ El-Yasergy, Dina F (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objectives: Detection of Immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of PDL-1 by tumor cells and stromal tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in colorectal carcinoma, to investigate the possibility of using it as a targeted ...

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• Genetic Polymorphisms of the Human Cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) and Cervical Cancer Susceptibility among Northeast Thai Women 

  Wongpratate, Mayuree؛ Ishida, Wannapa؛ Phuthong, Sophida؛ Natphopsuk, Sitakan؛ Ishida, Takafumi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: CYP1A1 is an enzyme in phase I of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily, and plays a key role in detoxification of carcinogens. Host genetic predisposition in the CYP1A1 may be associated with an increased ...

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• Salivary MMP-9 as a Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma 

  Smriti, Komal؛ Ray, Meenakshi؛ Chatterjee, Tilottama؛ Shenoy, Revathi-Panduranga؛ Gadicherla, Srikanth؛ Pentapati, Kalyana-Chakravarthy؛ Rustaqi, Nasrullah (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: To compare the salivary MMP – 9 concentration among subjects with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD), tobacco users, and control groups. Materials and methods: A ...

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• Quality of Life of Women with Breast Cancer and Socio-Demographic Factors 

  Konieczny, Magdalena؛ Cipora, Elżbieta؛ Sygit, Katarzyna؛ Fal, Andrzej (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background. Breast cancer treatment is an aggressive therapy that affects the deterioration of women's quality of life (QOL) in many areas. Knowledge about factors that influence the assessment of the QOL is of particular ...

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• Efficient Denoising Framework for Mammogram Images with a New Impulse Detector and Non-Local Means 

  Rajaguru, Harikumar؛ S R, Sannasi Chakravarthy (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: The survival rates of breast cancer are increasing as screening and diagnosis improve. The removal of noise is revealed to be a significant step for automatic - computer aided detection (CAD) of microcalcification ...

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• The Effect of Prostate Cancer Educational Program on the level of Knowledge and Intention to Screen among Jordanian Men in Amman 

  Saleh, Ahmad M؛ Ebrahim, Elturabi Elsayed؛ Aldossary, Eid Hamed؛ Almutairi, Mariam Awad Mazyad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of prostate cancer educational program on the level of knowledge and intention to screen for prostate cancer among Jordanian men in Amman. Methods: A quasi-experimental, ...

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• Anti-tumorigenic Effects of Emodin and Its’ Homologue BTB14431 on Vascularized Colonic Cancer in a Rat Model 

  Höhn, Philipp؛ Braumann, Chris؛ Freiburger, Maria؛ Koplin, Gerold؛ Dubiel, Wolfgang؛ Luu, Andreas Minh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: New drugs for cancer treatment are being sought worldwide. Therapeutic agents derived from natural substances can provide cost-efficient options. We evaluated the effect of emodin, an active natural anthraquinone ...

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• Cytotoxicity and Synergistic Effect of Biogenically Synthesized Ternary Therapeutic Nano Conjugates Comprising Plant Active Principle, Silver and Anticancer Drug on MDA-MB-453 Breast Cancer Cell Line 

  Karuppiah, Arjunan؛ Rajan, Ravikumar؛ Ramanathan, Muthiah؛ Nagarajan, Arumugam (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Drug delivery through biogenically synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in cancer treatment is exerted by smaller size entailing high surface area and synergistic effects of embedded biomolecules.  In this study, ...

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• Translation and Validation of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measurement Tool in Malaysia (B-CAM-M) 

  Htay, Mila Nu Nu؛ Donnelly, Michael؛ Schliemann, Desiree؛ Loh, Siew Yim؛ Dahlui, Maznah؛ Ibrahim Tamin, Nor Saleha Binti؛ Somasundaram, Saunthari؛ Su, Tin Tin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Malaysia, and the incidence of 31.1 per 100,000 population is comparatively higher than other Southeast Asian countries. Diagnosis tends to occur at later ...

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• Efficacy and Safety of Metronomic Chemotherapy Versus Palliative Hydroxyurea in Unfit Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients: A Multicenter, Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Pongudom, Saranya؛ Phinyo, Phichayut؛ Chinthammitr, Yingyong؛ Charoenprasert, Kanyaporn؛ Kasyanan, Harutaya؛ Wongyai, Klaijith؛ Purattanamal, Jittiporn؛ Panoi, Naiyana؛ Surawong, Anoree (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Management of unfit AML patients is a therapeutic challenge. Most hematologists tend to avoid aggressive treatment leaving patients with a choice of best supportive care. We hypothesized that metronomic ...

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• Genetic Effects of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGF-A) and Its Association with Disease Progression in Breast Cancer Population of Saudi Arabia 

  Albalawi, Ibrahim Altedlawi؛ Mir, Rashid؛ Abu Duhier, FM (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Aim: Previous studies have shown that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) gene variants were associated with breast cancer risk. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the genetic effects of the vascular ...

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• An Overview of Lung and Breast Cancer Using the National Cancer Database 

  Deshotels, Leigh؛ Chaaya, Gerard؛ Komiya, Takefumi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Introduction: The National Cancer Database (NCDB) is a clinical oncology database utilized by many researchers and clinicians internationally. We sought to investigate the various trends in data of two of the most common ...

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• Expression of Ki-67 and Βeta-Catenin in Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Oral Mucosal Biopsies : An Immunohistochemical Study 

  Ahmad, Bismah؛ Asif, Mohammad؛ Ali, Anam؛ Jamal, Shahid؛ Khan, Muhammad Zaib؛ Khadim, Mohammad Tahir (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: To examine the immunohistochemical expression of Ki-67 and beta-catenin in pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in oral mucosal biopsies. Methods: In this comparative cross sectional ...

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• Stenting in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: How Does It Affect the Outcomes? 

  Abdel Karim, Nagla؛ Khaddasn, Sinan؛ Shehata, Mahmoud؛ Mostafa, Ahmed؛ Magdy, Mohamed؛ Eldessouki, Ihab؛ Xie, Changchun؛ Benzequene, Sadia (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: Approximately 30% of lung cancer patients develop central airway obstruction (CAO) that remarkably shortens survival. There is little data about the benefits of stenting within this heterogeneous patient group. ...

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• Time Interval between Self-Detection of Symptoms to Treatment of Breast Cancer 

  Somanna, Shivaraj Nallur؛ Nandagudi Srinivasa, Murthy؛ Chaluvarayaswamy, Ramesh؛ Malila, Nea (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: In India breast cancer is the number one cancer among females with an incidence rate of 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality of 12.7 per 100,000 women. India continues to have a low 5-year survival rate of ...

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