Volume 6, Issue 4
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Obesity, Breast Cancer and the Role of Adipocytokines
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Obesity is a worldwide problem which impacts the risk and prognosis of some of the more common forms of cancer, including breast cancer in post-menopausal women. As the basis for understanding the potential mechanisms of ...
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Thyroid Cancer with Skull Enlargement: A Lesson Learned?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)A case of endemic goitre associated with thyroid cancer and huge enlargement of the scalp is reported in a Brazilian mulatto from an iodine deficient Central west region of the country. On admission, osteolytic metastases ...
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Diet and Lifestyle Intervention among Patients with Colorectal Adenomas: Rationale and Design of a Malaysian Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Comprehensive evaluation of the large body of consistent evidence from laboratory, epidemiologic and clinical studies has led to the conclusion that modification of the dietary and lifestyle patterns of populations has ...
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Molecular Structure of BRCA1-estrogen Receptor Alpha-estrogen Complex: Relevance to Breast Cancer?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Recent studies indicate that BRCA1, the first breast cancer susceptibility gene to be identified and cloned, interacts with and regulates the activity of estrogen receptor alpha. The availability of genetic tests for BRCA ...
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4th APOCP Regional Conference Towards Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:Thinking Globally, Acting Locally APOCP Satellite Meeting
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)
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Ethnicity Greatly Influences the Interleukin-1 Gene Cluster(IL-1b Promoter, Exon-5 and IL-1Ra) Polymorphisms: A Pilot Study of a North Indian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)There is considerable evidence that polymorphisms in the regulatory regions of cytokine genes are highly influenced by ethnicity. Polymorphisms in interleukin 1-a (IL-1a) and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) genes, ...
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Immunohistochemical Evaluation of p27 (kip1) in Pleomorphic Adenomas and Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas of the Minor Salivary Glands
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Background: p27(kip1), a universal cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, is a useful marker for predicting clinical aggressiveness with various human tumors. In this study, p27 expression was investigated in pleomorphic ...
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Ethanolic Neem (Azadirachta indica) Leaf Extract Induces Apoptosis in the Hamster Buccal Pouch Carcinogenesis Model by Modulation of Bcl-2, Bim, Caspase 8 and Caspase 3
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Induction of apoptosis is one of the most active strategies in cancer chemoprevention and the ability of medicinal plants in this regard has attracted major research interest. The present study was designed to investigate ...
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Reproducibility of a Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire in Chaoshan Area, China
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Objective: To examine reproducibility of assessed intake of foods and nutrients according to a semi-quantitativefood frequency questionnaire (SQFFQ) in adult doctors and nurses residing in Chaoshan area of ...
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Demographic and Anatomical Survey of Colorectal Polyps in an Iranian Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Objective: Asian countries generally have low incidences of colorectal cancers (CRCs). One approach to prevention is based on recognition and removal of polyps. The aim of this study was to determine basic ...
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Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) in Pakistan: An Emerging Epidemic?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)There has been a recent concern among oncological clinicians and pathologists of our region regarding the disproportionate increase in the number of patients presenting with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). This ...
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Alpha Fetoprotein for Screening for Hepatocellular Cancer in Populations with Viral Hepatitis B: an Appraisal of Thai Reports
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) is a common gastrointestinal malignancy in hepatitis cases which is difficult to detect in early stages. Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) is a tumor marker which has been introduced for screening but ...
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Decrease in the Esophageal Cancer Incidence Rate in Mountainous but Not Level Parts of Cixian County, China, Over 29 Years
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Background: Cixian county has one of the highest incidence rates of esophageal cancer (EC) in China, as well as the world. In 1974, the Cixian population-based cancer registry system was established, so that there ...
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The Metabolic Syndrome is Associated with Increased Risk of Colorectal Adenoma Development: The Self-Defense Forces Health Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)The metabolic syndrome, a cluster of metabolic abnormalities linked to insulin resistance, has attracted much interest as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Hyperinsulinemia is also a postulated ...
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A Low Fat Diet Rich in Fruits and Vegetables May Reduce the Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Background: Diet has been implicated in prostate cancer risk and there is evidence of risk reduction with a healthy diet. The objective of this population-based case control study was to examine whether a low fat ...
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Analysis of Gastrointestinal Malignancies at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Objectives: To determine the pattern of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies in northern Pakistan. Design: A retrospective pathology based tumour registry data analysis. Place and Duration: January 1992 to ...
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Iron, Cholesterol, and the Risk of Cancer in an 18-year Cohort
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)The iron catalyzed oxidation of serum lipids is hypothesized to generate oxidative stress, which appears to play an important role in the pathogenesis of many cancers. Previous research has obtained conflicting results ...
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Chromosome 3p Alterations in Northeastern Thai Women with Cervical Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) among normal cervixes, cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CINs) and invasive cervical cancers (ICCs). DNA samples (136) were ...
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Cancer Profile of Hyderabad, Pakistan 1998-2002
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)Hyderabad is the third largest city of Pakistan, the second largest city of Sindh Province and one of the oldest cities of the sub-continent. This administrative headquarter is located just east of the River Indus and is ...
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Clinicopathologic Predictors of Incomplete Excision after Loop Electrosurgical Excision for Cervical Preneoplasia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2005-04-01)The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting incomplete excision after the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for evaluation and treatment of cervical neoplasia. Patients with abnormal cervical ...
