Volume 7, Issue 4
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ارسال های اخیر
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Cervical Cancer: Screening and Prevention
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Cancer of the cervix is the second most common life-threatening cancer among women worldwide and bothincidence and mortality rates are likely to be underestimated in developing countries. HPV high risk strains play atleast ...
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Lifestyle, Genetic Susceptibility and Future Trends of Breast Cancer in Korea
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Not only the incidence but the mortality of breast cancer has been steadily increasing in Korea over the lasttwenty years, and it became the most common female neoplasm in 2002. In fact, the increase in the rate of ...
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Metaplastic Carcinoma of the Breast, an Intriguing Rarity
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Metaplastic carcinoma breast is categorized as a rare heterogenous neoplasm generally characterized by a mixtureof adenocarcinoma with dominant areas of spindle cell, squamous and/or other mesenchymal differentiation. ...
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Black Tea Polyphenols Restrict Benzopyrene-induced Mouse Lung Cancer Progression through Inhibition of Cox-2 and Induction of Caspase-3 Expression
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer related death in most developed and many developing countriesof the world. Due to lack of validated screening methods and poor prognosis, treatment of lung cancer has ...
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Limited Value of Vaginal Cytology in Detecting Recurrent Disease After Radical Hysterectomy for Early Stage Cervical Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)The objective of this study was to evaluate the value of vaginal cytology in routine surveillance for recurrentcervical cancer after surgery. We reviewed the medical records of 565 patients with stage IB-IIA cervical cancer ...
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“One Step” for Cancer Preventio
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)I have been involved in cancer research for many years. When I think about what is most important in this field,I believe it must be “cancer prevention”. Unhappily, this area has not been always sufficiently valued either ...
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Pakistan : A Clinico-epidemiological Study of 658 cases at a Cancer Center in Lahore
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Objectives: To study the clinico-epidemiological profile of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) in Pakistan. Patients andMethods: We retrospectively studied all histopathologically proven cases of HL, who ...
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Finding a T-cell Epitope for a Melanoma Vaccine by an Immunomics Technique
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)The identification of tumor-associated T cell epitopes has contributed significantly to the understanding of theinterrelationship of tumor and immune system and is instrumental in the development of therapeutic vaccines ...
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Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Chinese Americans
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and thethird most common malignant neoplasm worldwide. Chinese Americans are one of the ethnic minority ...
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Genotype-phenotype Correlation Analysis in Retinoblastoma Patients from India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Background: Genetic analysis has a beneficial impact on retinoblastoma management enabling definite riskassessment. However, information regarding genotype-phenotype correlation in retinoblastoma is limited. Aim: ...
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Anticancer and Antimutagenic Properties of Acacia nilotica (Linn.) on 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced Skin Papillomagenesis in Swiss Albino Mice
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)We report the chemopreventive activity of Acacia nilotica (Linn.) gum, flower and leaf aqueous extracts, on 7,12–dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) induced skin papillomagenesis in male Swiss albino mice. Animals were ...
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Environmental Factors Related to Gastric Cancer Associated with Epstein-Barr Virus in Colombia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNA can be detected in about 1-17 % of gastric carcinomas. To elucidatelifestyles and other factors related to such an EBV-associated gastric carcinoma (EBV-GC), we conducted a ...
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Induction of Apoptosis in RKO Colon Cancer Cell Line by an Aqueous Extract of Millingtonia hortensis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Millingtonia hortensis is an important medicinal plant in Southeast Asia, used for the treatment of asthma, sinusitisand as a cholagogue and tonic. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of aqueous and ethanol ...
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Trends in Incidences of Stomach and Colorectal Cancer in Khon Kaen , Thailand 1985-2004
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Background: The life styles of Thai people are changing with westernization and this would be expected to havean impact on the prevalence of cancer and other non-communicable diseases. For planning control programmes ...
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Clinicopathological Features and Prognosis of Thai Women with Endometrioisis-Associated Ovarian Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)This study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical features and survival outcomes of ovarian cancer patients whohad associated pelvic endometrioisis. The medical records of 1076 patients with ovarian cancer treated at ...
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Ameliorating Effects of Andrographis Paniculata Extract Against Cyclophosphamide-Induced Toxicity in Mice
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Major drawbacks of chemotherapeutic agents are their toxic side effects and lack of tumor specificity.Immunological and biochemical studies were here carried out to investigate protective effects of ethanolic extract ...
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Adolescent Sexual Health Behavior in Thailand : Implications for Prevention of Cervical Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Since adolescents are now engaging in sexual activity in their early years, sexual behavior needs to be explored toprevent contact with HPVs and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including cervical cancer. This ...
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Suppression of Azoxymethane-induced Colonic Premalignant Lesion Formation by Coenzyme Q10 in Rats
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Reactive oxygen species cause damage to proteins, lipids and DNA. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a compound withmitochondrial bioenergetic functions. The reduced form of CoQ10 shows antioxidant activity. In the present study,effects ...
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A Case-Control Study on the Etiology of Urinary Bladder Cancer in Istanbul , Turkey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)Background: Urinary bladder cancer is the third leading cancer in male in Turkey. The incidence rates of bladdercancer are 13.0 and 2.1/ 100,000 for males and females, respectively, in Turkey. Smoking and occupation ...
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Effects of Aloe arborescens Ingestion on Azoxymethane-induced Intestinal Carcinogenesis and Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Male F344 Rats
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2006-04-01)We examined the modifying effect of freeze-dried whole-leaf Aloe arborescens Miller var. natalensis Berger (Kidachialoe in Japan; designated as ‘ALOE’) on azoxymethane (AOM)-induced intestinal carcinogenesis in rats. Male ...
