Volume 12, Issue 2
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Cervical Human Papilloma Virus Infection among the General Female Population in Vietnam: A Situation Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical cancer. This survey used a sample of 1,500married women aged 15-69 to examine the prevalence of HPV infection and HPV specific types in Vietnam aswell as risk ...
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Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Modulates Invasion and Apoptosis of PC-3M Prostate Cancer Cells Via Regulating Expression of VEGF, MMP9 and Caspase-3
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Prostate cancer is a form of malignancy that is most likely to develop in older males, but because of thepropensity to metastasize to parts of the body, particularly the bones, can have a deleterious impact on qualityof ...
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Frequency of Genetic Alterations Observed in Cell Cycle Regulatory Proteins and Microsatellite Instability in Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma: A Translational Perspective
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)
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Prevention of Mammary Carcinogenesis in C3H/OuJ Mice by Green Tea and Tamoxifen
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: Tamoxifen (TAM) is useful in the chemoprevention of breast cancer, and green tea catechins,including (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), may have similar actions. In this study, we investigated theireffects, ...
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Survival of Patients with Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder in Indonesia: A Single Institution Review
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Objective: To describe for the first time the survival of bladder transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in Indonesia,according to clinicopathological characteristics. Materials and Methods: Retrospective ...
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Hookah Smoking and Lung Cancer in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian Subcontinent
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: The literature about the causal relationship between lung cancer and tobacco smoking mostlyconcerns cigarettes. Hookah smoking is popular in the Kashmir valley of the Indian subcontinent, and is ...
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Primary Pleuropulmonary Neoplasms in Childhood: Fourteen Cases from a Single Center
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: We aimed to review clinical characteristics, treatment results and outcome of pediatric patientswith primary pleuropulmonary neoplasms. Methods: Medical records of 14 cases diagnosed between ...
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Anti-proliferative Effects of Organic Extracts from Root Bark of Juglans Regia L. (RBJR) on MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer Cells: Role of Bcl-2/Bax, Caspases and Tp53
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)With increasing use of plant-based cancer chemotherapeutic agents, exploring the antiproliferative effects ofphytochemicals has gained increasing momentum for anticancer drug design. The present study was undertakento ...
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Plantago major Protective Effects on Antioxidant Status after Administration of 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene in Rats
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate effects of Plantago major extract on oxidative status in Wistaralbino rats administrated 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). Methods: Rats were divided into ...
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Childhood Cancer Frequency in the Center of Tunisia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Objective: In this paper, we analyzed the frequency of childhood cancer in the Center of Tunisia during1993–2006. Design: The different types of cancer were grouped according to the International Classificationfor ...
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Cytotoxicity of a Plant Steroidal Saponin on Human Lung Cancer Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Trillium tschonoskii Maxim has been used to treat several diseases, including cancers, in folk medicine. Theprimary objective of the present study was to test whether TTB2, a steroidal saponin isolated from n-BuOHextracts, ...
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Elevated Serum Thymidine Kinase 1 Predicts Risk of Pre/Early Cancerous Progression
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: Serological thymidine kinase 1 (STK1) is a reliable proliferation marker for prognosis,monitoring tumour therapy, relapse and detection of malignancies. In this study we investigate the use of STK1in ...
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Genetic Variations in Carcinogen Metabolizing Genes Associated with Oral Cancer in Pakistani Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: Xenobiotics are metabolized by either phase I enzymes like CYP1A1 or phase II enzymes likeGSTs. Polymorphisms in the encoding genes (CYP1A1, GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1) potentially may thererforecontribute ...
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Phase II Trial of Irinotecan plus Nedaplatin (INP) in Treating Patients with Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Purpose: We conducted a phase II study of combination chemotherapy with irinotecan (CPT-11) andnedaplatin (NDP), (INP regimen), to determine the effects and toxicities in patients with extensive stage smallcell lung cancer ...
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Safety and Efficacy of Argon Plasma Coagulation for Resection of Lipomas and Hamartomas in Large Airways
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Aims: To describe the use of argon plasma coagulation (APC) for radical resection of lipomas and hamartomasin large airways. Methods: Eight patients (7 males and 1 female) were retrospectively reviewed. Data ...
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Mutagenicity and Mutagens of the Red Chili Pepper as Gallbladder Cancer Risk Factor in Chilean Women
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)High consumption of red chili pepper has been shown to be a risk factor for gallbladder cancer (GBC) inChilean women with gallstones, and included mutagens may be important in this context. We aimed to investigatethe ...
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Knowledge and Applications of the Midwives and Nurses at an Educational Hospital on the Early Diagnosis of Cervix Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)This descriptive study was made to determine the knowledge levels and application situations of 96 midwivesand nurses at an educational hospital in Istanbul. Data were collected with the survey form and evaluated usingfrequency ...
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Expression Pattern of Tumor Endothelial Marker 8 Protein in Gallbladder Carcinomas
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Tumor endothelial marker 8 protein (TEM8) is highly specific to tumor angiogenesis and is not required fornormal adult angiogenesis and hence might prove to be a target for anti-angiogenic therapies in the future. Wehere ...
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Cancer of Corpus Uteri in Tunisia: Epidemiological and Clinicopathological Features
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Introduction: The aim of this study was to survey for the first time the burden and characteristics of corpusuteri cancers in Central Tunisia. Design: Characteristics of all cancer cases diagnosed during a ...
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Role of Preoperative Chemotherapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus in Kashmir, a Cancer Belt - A Pilot Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-02-01)Background: Esophageal carcinoma is the fifth leading gastrointestinal malignancy and is one of the leadingcauses of cancer related death. Despite improvements in surgical technique over the last few decades, the ...
