Volume 7, Issue 2
مرور بر اساس
ارسال های اخیر
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Dilemma of Cancer Screening in Pakistan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)In the scenario of limited resources for implementation of screening programmes in Pakistan, the only practical option for early detection is through mass education about cancers, their risk factors, screeningmodalities ...
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Early Diagnosis of Cancer in Renal Transplant Patients: A Single Center Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Renal transplantation confers increased survival with improvement of immune suppressive drugs, but certaintypes of neoplasm can arise as secondary complications. It is thus well known that recipients have significantlyincreased ...
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Genetic Variation of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Genes in a South Indian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)The glutathione S transferase (GST) family of enzymes play a vital role in the phase II biotransformation ofenvironmental carcinogens, pollutants, drugs and other xenobiotics. GSTs are polymorphic and the polymorphismsin ...
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Modulatory Influence of Rosemarinus officinalis on DMBA-induced Mouse Skin Tumorigenesis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)The present investigation was undertaken to explore the anti-tumor promoting activity of Rosemarinus officinalison two-stage skin carcinogenesis, induced by a single topical application of 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene ...
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Male Breast Cancers in Pakistan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)
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Screening for Cervical Cancer, Results from Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Pap smears are recommended asa general screening methods to early diagnose cervical cancer in order to decreasemorbidity and or mortality. Women in Thailand have a relatively high risk. Here, the author summarizes ...
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Radium-Contaminated Water: a Risk Factor for Cancer of the Upper Digestive Tract
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)There is a high incidence of oral, pharynx and esophagus cancer among males in Na Mom district in SongkhlaProvince in Thailand, an area where radium concentration in shallow well water is found to be higher than otherareas ...
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Gene Amplification using DNA from Human Spot Urine Samples
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)The purpose of this study was to test the amplification of DNA from human urinary sediment for molecularepidemiological studies. Twenty-six urine samples were obtained from healthy volunteers. Polymerase chain reactions(PCR) ...
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Inhibition of N-Methyl N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) Induced Gastric Carcinogenesis by Phyllanthus amarus Extract
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Chemopreventive activity of Phyllanthus amarus Schum & Thonn (Euphorbiaceae) extract was studied withregard to N-methyl N’-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) induced stomach cancer in Wistar rats. Administration ofthe extract ...
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Hepatitis B Knowledge and Practices among Chinese Immigrants to the United States
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Introduction: Chinese immigrants to the United States experience high rates of liver cancer. Chronic carriage ofhepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common underlying cause of liver cancer among Chinese Americans. ...
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Gastrointestinal Cancer Occurrence in East Azarbaijan : A Five Year Study from North Western Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Background and aims: Regardless of the fact that neoplasms of the GI tract have been reported as the mostcommon fatal cancers in east Azerbaijan, there is a serious lack of population based studies in this region. The aim ...
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Hormone Receptor Status of Operable Breast Cancers in Indonesia: Correlation with Other Prognostic Factors and Survival
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the hormone receptor status of operable breast cancers inYogyakarta, Indonesia , and its correlation with other established prognostic factors and overall survival. ...
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Repeatability of Self-reported Information for Population-based Studies of Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Purpose: To measure the repeatability of a cancer risk factor questionnaire in a population-based case-controlstudy. Methods: Questionnaires were completed on two occasions by patients with cancer of the ovary ...
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Risk of Endometrial Cancer Mortality by Ever-use of Sex Hormones and Other Factors in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Objectives: To examine associations of ever-use of sex hormones (EUSH) and other factors with endometrialcancer (EC) mortality through a nation-wide Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. Methods: A total ...
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The Accuracy of Midwives' Clinical Breast Examination in Detection of Breast Lumps
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Background: Screen-detected breast cancers are usually diagnosed at earlier stages. Therefore, countries withlimited resources are recommended to implement clinical breast examination (CBE) as a screening method ...
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Lack of Promoting Effects of Phenobarbital at Low Dose on Diethyl-nitrosamine-induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in TGF-a Transgenic Mice
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Phenobarbital (PB), a rodent non-genotoxic carcinogen, showed hormesis, biphasic effects on rat livercarcinogenesis. To test the hypothesis that the hormesis earlier observed for PB induced hepatocarcinogenesis mightalso ...
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Chemopreventive Potential of Tribulus terrestris against 7,12- Dimethylbenz (a) anthracene Induced Skin Papillomagenesis in Mice
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)In the present investigation, the chemopreventive potential of aqueous extracts of the root and fruit of Tribulusterrestris (an Ayurvedic medicinal plant) on 7, 12 - dimethylbenz (a) anthracene (DMBA) induced papillomagenesisin ...
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Characteristics of Lung Cancer Patients-the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Objectives: The aims of this descriptive study were to characterize lung cancer patients by age at diagnosis,smoking status, and histology and, also to explore the histologic sub-type according to cigarette ...
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Evaluation of Apoptosis-Induction by Newly Synthesized Phthalazine Derivatives in Breast Cancer Cell Lines
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Newly synthesized phthalazine derivatives including copper and platinum complexes were evaluated forcytotoxicity in human breast cancer cell lines. The cells were incubated with the compounds (100 μM) for 72 h andcytotoxicity, ...
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Myeloid Leukaemia Treatment and Survival - the South Australian Experience, 1977 to 2002
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-02-01)Objective: To evaluate trends in survival and treatment for myeloid leukaemia in South Australia during 1977-2002, using population-based survival data plus data on survival and treatment of patients at three ...
