Volume 9, Issue 3
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ارسال های اخیر
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Health Informatics & Information System: An Integrated Evidence-Base Tool for Colorectal Cancer Screening
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Application of health informatics, especially for screening process of colorectal cancer, is a most effectiveand cost efficient method for monitoring, management and prevention of disease. Information systems havecapability ...
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Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke at Home in Seoul, Korea
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)There is little information about Korean children’s secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home. This paperexamines the extent and determinants of their SHS exposure at home. A population-based random digit dialtelephone survey ...
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Radiotherapy-related Tiredness in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Tiredness may be caused by the brain injury due to the tumor or the treatment in patients with glioblastomamultiforme (GBM). Some patients describe a sense of tiredness particularly after radiation or oral chemotherapy.To ...
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Agreement Between Birthplace and Self-reported Ethnicity in a Population-based Mammography Service
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Background: Ethnicity is associated with genetic, environmental, lifestyle and social constructs. Difficult todefine using a single variable, but strongly predictive of health outcomes and useful for planning ...
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Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients - A Quantile Regression Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Background: Quality of life study has an important role in health care especially in chronic diseases, inclinical judgment and in medical resources supplying. Statistical tools like linear regression are widely used ...
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Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children in Khon Kaen before and after National Hepatitis B Vaccine Pogram
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is one of the most important risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma.Hepatitis B vaccination has been obligatory in the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in Khon Kaensince ...
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An Indirect Study of Cancer Survival in the Context of Developing Countries
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)With classical approaches, survival refers to the life of a person after diagnosis of disease, and survivalstudies deal with measurement of the same to evaluate overall performance of a group of patients in terms ofquality ...
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Changes in Functional Status and Physical and Psychological Symptoms in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Aims: This study was planned to determine whether there were changes in breast cancer women’s functionalstatus and presence of physical and psychological symptoms before and after chemotherapy. Methods: Theresearch ...
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The Cost-Effectiveness of a Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Taiwan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Background: A quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV 6/11/16/18) vaccine has recently received regulatoryapproval in Taiwan for the prevention of cervical carcinoma, high-grade cervical dysplasia (cervical ...
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Why are Turkish Children at Risk of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Their Homes?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Objectives: Children are at greater risk than adults to the effects of inhaling environmental tobacco smoke(ETS) especially in their homes. The aim of this study was to assess parents’ knowledge regarding the ...
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Is Kelantan Joining the Global Cancer Epidemic? - Experience from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia; 1987-2007
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Objective: To determine the trend of cancer cases in one major hospital in Kelantan over a 20 year periodfrom 1987 to 2007 and to speculate the change in trend due to the socio-economic and other health status ...
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Does the Pre-operative Value of Serum CA15-3 Correlate with Survival in Breast Cancer?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Introduction: CA15-3 is a well-known tumour marker for breast cancer. Currently it is not recommendedfor screening or diagnosis of breast cancer and its main application is in monitoring response to treatment ...
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Statistical Comparison of Survival Models for Analysis of Cancer Data
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Background: The Cox Proportional Hazard model is the most popular technique to analysis the effects ofcovariates on survival time but under certain circumstances parametric models may offer advantages overCox’s ...
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Underlying Histopathology of HIV-infected Women with Squamous Cell Abnormalities on Cervical Cytology
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)This study was undertaken to evaluate the underlying histopathology of HIV-infected women who hadabnormal cervical cytology. HIV-infected women with abnormal cervical cytology undergoing colposcopy atChiang Mai University ...
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Sex and Seasonal Variations of Plasma Retinol, a-Tocopherol, and Carotenoid Concentrations in Japanese Dietitians
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Aim: To clarify sex and seasonal variations of plasma antioxidant concentrations among middle-aged Japanese.Subjects and Methods: We investigated sex and seasonal variations of plasma antioxidant concentratio ...
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Clinical Evaluation of 5-Fluorouracil from Transdermal Patches on EAC and DLA Cell-induced Tumors in Mice
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)The aim of the present study was formulate and clinically evaluate 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) transdermal patches.Cytotoxicity was measured by exposing cell suspensions to increasing concentrations of drug from 10-100 μg/mland ...
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Role of Tobacco in the Development of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in an Eastern Indian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for about 30-40% of all cancer types in Indiaand the subcontinent in general. HNSCCs are primarily not hereditary, but rather a disease of older and middleaged adults. ...
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Why Do Men Refuse Prostate Cancer Screening? Demographic Analysis in Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with a high incidence rates in Turkey. However,the early detection and diagnosis rates are considerably lower among Turkish men as compared with theircounterparts ...
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Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy - Why do Women Choose this Option?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)Introduction: Mastectomy is an essential but disfiguring operation in cancer treatment. The negative impacton body image can however be prevented by immediate reconstruction. Aim: The aim of this study was ...
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Effect of Genetic Predisposition on the Risk of Gallbladder Cancer in Hungary
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2008-03-01)A CYP1A1 polymorphism has been associated with an increased risk for gallbladder cancer (GBC) in Japanesewomen. However, genetic risk factors for GBC in Hungary, where the population has a relatively high GBCincidence, has ...
