• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Comparison of Treatment Outcome between Hypofractionated Radiotherapy and Conventional Radiotherapy in Postmastectomy Breast Cancer 

  Tovanabutra, Chokaew؛ Katanyoo, Kanyarat؛ Uber, Pichet؛ Chomprasert, Kittisak؛ Sukauichai, Sitthi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: The aim of this study was to compare Conventional fractionated radiotherapy (CFRT) and Hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) in terms of treatment outcomes, such as in 5-year loco-regional recurrence free survival, ...

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• Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using 18F FDG PET-CT in Patients with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer 

  Hulikal, Narendra؛ Gajjala, Sivanath Reddy؛ Kalawat, Teckchand؛ Kadiyala, Silpa؛ Kottu, Radhika (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: The study was aimed to find the utility of 18F FDG PET CT in assessing response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in female patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). Methods: All willing women with ...

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• Prevalence of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in Iranian Breast Carcinoma Patients 

  Golrokh Mofrad, Morvarid؛ Kazeminezhad, Behrang؛ Faghihloo, Ebrahim (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy affecting females worldwide. Various risk factors play a role in the developing of BC. Infectious agents like viruses have been proposed for this cancer and ...

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• Serum Levels of Interleukin-8 and Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor in Patients with Stage-I Multiple Myeloma: A Case-Control Study 

  Kohsari, Maryam؛ Khadem-Ansari, Mohammad-Hassan؛ Rasmi, Yousef؛ Sayyadi, Hojjat (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease that needs better recognition and further research. Previous studies elucidated the interaction between myeloma cells and showed the necessity of bone marrow ...

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• Comparative Study on the Anticancer Drug Potential of a Lectin Purified from Aloe Vera and Aloe-Emodin 

  Akev, Nuriye؛ Candoken, Eda؛ Erdem Kuruca, Serap (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: The effect of Aloctin, a lectin purified from Aloe vera leaves, and aloe emodin an anthraquinone glycoside purified from the leaves of the same plant, on several cancer cell lines was investigated. Methods: ...

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• Utility of PHH3 in Evaluation of Mitotic Index in Breast Carcinoma and Impact on Tumor Grade 

  Mirzaiian, Elham؛ Tabatabaei Ghods, Zahra Sadat؛ Tavangar, Seyed Mohammad؛ Emami, Binesh؛ Oraie, Maryam؛ Safyari, Roya؛ Saffar, Hiva (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background:Mitotic activity index is considered as the most important grading component to predict prognosis in invasive breast carcinoma. But it is believed that it is also the cause of discordance in grade estimation ...

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• The Micronuclei Scoring as a Biomarker for Early Detection of Genotoxic Effect of Cigarette Smoking 

  Mohammed, Asmaa M؛ Hussen, Dalia F؛ Rashad, Hend؛ Hasheesh, Adel (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the micronuclei scoring as a biomarker for early detection and screening of genotoxic effect of cigarette smoking in the peripheral blood T- lymphocytes. Methods: A total ...

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• Clinical Significance of Cancer Stem Cell Markers CD133 and CXCR4 in Osteosarcomas 

  Mardani, Azam؛ Gheytanchi, Elmira؛ Mousavie, Seyed Hamzeh؛ Madjd Jabari, Zahra؛ Shooshtarizadeh, Tina (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Objective: Osteosarcomas (OS) is one the most common primary bone malignancy in humans with the lungs metastasis in most cases. Metastasis and recurrence of OS is attributed to cancer stem cells (CSCs). Our study aimed to ...

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• The Relationship of Pre and Early Postnatal Risk Factors with Breast Cancer 

  Akbari, Atieh؛ Khayamzadeh, Maryam؛ Akbari, Mohammad Esmail؛ Sohrabi, Mohammad Reza؛ Ajori, Ladan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-01-01)

  Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer in Iranian women and the fifth most common cause of cancer-related death in Iran. Risk factors in the adult life may act during fetus life and after delivery. We ...

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