Volume 7, Issue 3
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Occupation and Cancer Incidence in District Dir (NWFP), Pakistan , 2000-2004
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)District Dir is a part of North-West frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan with poor health, education andsocioeconomic and other facilities. Data regarding occupational cancer were here collected from cancer registry ...
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Anti-smoking Initiative and Decline in Incidence Rates of Lung Cancer in Viet Nam
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Viet Nam had the highest reported male smoking prevalence rate (72.8-74.3%) in the world in the 1990s. Productionof tobacco products was about 0.44 kg or 600 cigarettes per capita per year in 1994 for domestic use. ...
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Role of the Cancer Registries in Determining Cancer Mortality in Asia ?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Data on incidence, prevalence, and disease specific mortality are frequently incomplete, not very reliable or arelacking in many countries particularly in Asia and Africa. In the absence of dependable data from the Civil ...
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Increasing Incidence of Colorectal Cancer and the Preventive Strategy in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Background: In Japan, the westernization of lifestyle, especially dietary habits, has progressed remarkably since1950 and is presumably directly related to the increasing incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC). The ...
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Retinoblastoma: A Diagnostic Model for India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Purpose: Molecular genetic diagnostics for retinoblastoma are prerequisite for accurate risk prediction and effectivemanagement. Developing a retinoblastoma diagnostic model to establish a flow for laboratory tests is thus ...
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Antioxidative and Modifying Effects of a Tropical Plant Azadirachta indica (Neem) on Azoxymethane-induced Preneoplastic Lesions in the Rat Colon
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)The purpose of the present study was to examine whether Neem leaf (Azadirachta indica) has short-termchemopreventive effects on endpoint preneoplastic lesions involved in rat colon carcinogenesis and might also exertantioxidative ...
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma and its Early Detection by AFP Testing in Mongolia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Liver cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in Mongolia. Since 1982-1986 , when HCC became themost frequent cancer among the Mongolian population, the rate has been increasing continuously. In the period2000-2005 ...
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Evaluation of Genotoxic Potential of Chromium (VI) in Channa punctata Fish in Terms of Chromosomal Aberrations
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Chromium, a widely recognized carcinogenic, mutagenic and redox active metal, is released into aquaticenvironments by electroplating, tannery and textile industries. Elevated concentrations in sediments and interstitialwaters ...
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Northern Thai Women with High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion on Cervical Cytology Have High Prevalence of Underlying Invasive Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)The aim of this study was to determine the underlying pathology of women with high grade squamous intraepitheliallesion (HSIL) on cervical cytology. A total of 681 women with HSIL cytology undergoing colposcopic examination ...
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Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Esophageal Cancer Patients in Northwest Iran- Very Low Incidence of Adenocarcinomas
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Aims: Iran is one of the known countries with a high incidence of esophageal cancer in Asia .We have recentlyshown that the incidence of Barrett’s esophagus , a precancerous lesion for esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC) is ...
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Breast Cancer in Young Women: Prognostic Factors and Clinicopathological Features
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Objective:The aim of this study was to determine most significant prognostic factor for overall survival of invasiveduct operable breast cancer from clinical stage, pathological stage, epidemiological, anatomic ...
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High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion with Endocervical Cone Margin Involvement after Cervical Loop Electrosurgical Excision: What Should a Clinician Do?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)This study was undertaken to evaluate the incidence and severity of residual lesions in women featuring highgradesquamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) histology with endocervical cone margin involvement after the ...
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Evaluating Polymorphic Status of Glutathione-S-Transferase Genes in Blood and Tissue Samples of Prostate Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Prostate cancer is the most common urologic malignancy, involving multiple factors. There is evidence that suggeststhat detoxification enzymes and growth factors may play a role in its development . The glutathione ...
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Tobacco Knowledge and Beliefs in Chinese American Men
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Background: Chinese American men have relatively high smoking rates. However, there are limited data aboutthe tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of this racial/ethnic group. Methods: We ...
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Cytogenetic Investigation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Study from an Indian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a malignant neoplasm of hematopoietic cells characterized by abnormalproliferation of myeloid precursors, decreased rates of self destruction and an arrest in cellular differentiation. ...
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Detection of Human Papillomavirus in Intraepithelial Lesions and Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri in Southern Thai Women
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of high-risk type human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in preneoplastic lesionsand invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix uteri in southern Thai women. Materials and ...
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Anti-Tumour Activity of Ruta Graveolens Extract
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)An extract of Ruta graveolens was found to be cytotoxic to Dalton’s lymphoma ascites (DLA), Ehrlich ascitescarcinoma (EAC) and L929 cells in culture (IC100 = 16mg/ml) and also to increase the lifespan of tumour bearinganimals. ...
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Specific Chromosomal Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia from the Islamic Republic of Iran
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Cytogenetic analysis performed at diagnosis is considered to be the most valuable prognostic factor in acute nonlymphocyticleukemia (ANLL), a very heterogeneous disease. Little data exist in Iran regarding the cytogeneti ...
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Ultrasound Screening for Opisthorchis viverrini-associated Cholangiocarcinomas: Experience in an Endemic Area
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)In Thailand, liver cancer is the most common malignancy in males and the third most common among females. Inthe Northeast region, cholangiocarcinoma (CHCA) is the prevalent type, with Opisthorchis viverrini (OV), an ...
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Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Mortality Among Residents of Guam
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-03-01)Cancer mortality data collected by the Guam Cancer Registry for the period 1998 through 2002 were analyzedby cancer site, age, and ethnicity. Ethnicity and site specific age-adjusted cancer mortality rates for Guam ...
