Studies of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism have provided evidence that the D/D ‍genotype is associated with gastric tumor progression and numbers of lymph node metastases, but not with the ‍overall ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background: To investigate protocols of remission induction therapy for prevention of morbidity of acute myeloid ‍leukemia. Materials and Methods: The responses of 150 patients to “2+5” and “3+7” protocols ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries and known to possess antioxidant properties that ‍may help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. We screen aqueous extracts ...

Purpose: Karyotype analysis in hereditary retinoblastoma is considered to be of marginal value in risk prediction ‍due to uncertainities in the assessment of 13q14 deletions. However, it is a low cost genetic test for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Determining ethnic differences in cancer patterns using administrative databases is often a methodological ‍challenge for information on ethnicity or place of birth is commonly lacking. This paper describes the approach ...

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 ...

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 ...