Background: Red cell distribution width (RDW) is one of the standard parameters with blood cell counts.Much previous research has indicated that it increases in cases of systemic inflammation or cardiametabolicincident. ...

Background: Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) are clonal hematologic malignancies originating at thelevel of the pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell. Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes ...

Background: To study the effect of parecoxib, a novel cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor, on the radiationresponse of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells and its underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: ...

Cancer illness representations and screening history among residents of Kolkata, India, were investigatedalong with socio-demographic characteristics in an effort to understand possible motivations for healthbehavior. A ...

Background: This pilot study looked into the physical, social, psychological and economic issues of Indian adultcancer survivors. Materials and Methods: Assumed cancer free patients, after cancer directed ...

Background: In this study, we used Daucus carota oil extract (DCOE) to target acute myeloid leukemia(AML) cells. All the AML cell lines tested were sensitive to the extract while peripheral mononuclear cellswere ...

Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) refers to the unique ability of highly aggressive tumor cells to mimic the pattern ofembryonic vasculogenesis, which was associated with invasion and metastasis. The grape seed proanthocyanidins(GSPs) ...

Background: Male and female breast cancers were investigated for variation in the clinicopathologiccharacteristics and expression of steroid hormone receptors in the northeast of Iran. Materials and Method ...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of the transcription factor Ki-67, ER, PR,Her2/neu, p21, EGFR, and TOP II-α in the tumor tissue of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma(IDC); inaddition, ...

Background: Gastric cancer as one of the most important diseases affecting health in all worldwide. Currentstudies have confirmed associations of cytokine gene polymorphisms with the risk of gastric cancer development.The ...

This study was conducted on female patients with different gynecological problems attending the gynecologyout-patient departments of two tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistanbetween August ...

Background: RB1 (retinoblastoma 1) was reportedly one of the major determinative factors for sensitivity totaxanes in previous studies. In this study, we investigated the influence of RB1 single nucleotide ...

Breast cancer (BC) is potentially a traumatic stressor which may be associated with negative outcomes,such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or positive changes, such as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Thisstudy aims ...

Background: Incorporation of molecular analysis of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene intoroutine clinical practice has shown great promise to provide personalized therapy of the non-small cell lungcancer ...

Aim: To establish a pancreatic cancer stem cell model using human pancreatic cancer cells in nude mice toprovide a platform for pancreatic cancer stem cell research. Materials and Methods: To establish ...

Background: The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the predictive value of perfusioncomputed tomography (CT) for response of local advanced esophageal carcinoma to radiotherapy andchemotherapy. ...

Background: Once limited with face-to face courses, health education has now moved into the web environmentafter new developments in information technology This study was carried out in order to give training to ...

Background: Acute kidney injury is an important issue in chemotherapy receiving patients an neutrophilgelatinase-associated lipocalin has been proposed as a novel marker. We here aimed to assess the role of urinarylevels ...

Background: Aberrations in gene methylation patterns play important roles in gliomagenesis. However,whether the ALDH1A3 promoter methylation is related to prognoses of primary glioblastomas (GBMs) in WesternChina ...

Background: Although childhood cancer is a rare disease, 100,000 children younger than 15 years of agedie from cancer each year, the majority of them in developing countries. More data need to be gathered andpublished ...