Volume 14, Issue 2
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Hypothesis on the Role of Cytoplasmic “Short Base Sequences”in Carcinogenesis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Cancer is a highly complex medical problem with ramifications for public health throughout the world. Moststudies have mainly focused on change in the nuclei as being aetiologically responsible. Few have examined therelationship ...
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Effectiveness of Individual and Group Counseling for Cessationof Tobacco Habit Amongst Industrial Workers in Pimpri, Pune– An Interventional Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: In India, tobacco consumption is responsible for one of the highest rates of oral cancer inthe world, the annual oral cancer incidence is steadily increasing among young tobacco users. Studies havedocumented ...
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Relapse-free Rate with Childhood Acute LymphoblasticLeukemia Treated under the Thai National Protocol
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: The standard national protocol for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in childrenwas implemented in 2006. A systematic evaluation of the treatment outcome is needed. This study examined ...
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Non-metastatic Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma:Single Center Experience
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Upper tract transitional cell carcinomas (UTCC) are relatively uncommon but prognosis isgenerally worse than TCC of bladder. Methods: Between March 2004 and June 2012, patients with initial ...
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Interferon Stimulated Gene - ISG15 is a Potential DiagnosticBiomarker in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Cancer diagnostic biomarkers have a wide range of applications that include early detectionof oral precancerous lesions and oral squamous cell carcinomas, and assessing the metastatic status of lesions.The ...
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Carboplatin/5-fluorouracil as an Alternative to Cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil for Metastatic and Recurrent Head and NeckSquamous Cell Carcinoma and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Palliative chemotherapy with cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (5FU) is the commonest regimen employedfor metastatic and recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCHN) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). ...
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Survival Rate of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Patientsafter Surgical Treatment in Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), one of the primary liver cancers, is frequent in the northeasternpart of Thailand. Surgical resection remains the best method of treatment, but patients suffering from ICCusually ...
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Carboplatin and Doxorubicin in Treatment of PediatricOsteosarcoma: A 9-year Single Institute Experience in theNorthern Region of Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in childhood and adolescence.Carboplatin, a platinum-derived agent, is used as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pediatric osteosarcoma becauseof its anti-tumor ...
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Mortality,Length of Stay, and Cost Associated with Hospitalized Adult Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a serious complication following chemotherapy and is associatedwith significant mortality and financial expenditure. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for ...
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Association between p53 Gene Variants and Oral CancerSusceptibility in Population from Gujarat, West India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: p53 gene variants i.e. 16 bp duplication in intron 3, Arg72Pro in exon 4 and G>A in intron 6have been reported to modulate susceptibility to various malignancies. Therefore, the present study evaluatedthe ...
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Evaluation of Renal Function Using the Level of NeutrophilGelatinase-Associated Lipocalin is Not Predictive ofNephrotoxicity Associated with Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: For early detection of renal damage during the usage of cisplatin based chemotherapy, changesin renal function should be monitored carefully. In recent years, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, ...
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Clofarabine in the Treatment of Elderly Patients with AcuteMyeloid Leukemia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a poor outcome because of comorbidities,poor tolerance to intensive chemotherapy and inherently more resistant disease. Clofarabine is asecond ...
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Behavioural and Metabolic Risk Factors for Mortality from Colon and Rectum Cancer: Analysis of Data from the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Colorectal cancer has several modifiable behavioural risk factors but their relationship tothe risk of colon and rectum cancer separately and between countries with high and low incidence is not ...
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Lack of RING Finger Domain (RFD) Mutations of the c-CblGene in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Chennai, India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: In normal cells, activated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) molecules are subjected toubiquitination-mediated proteasome degradation pathway by c-Cbl, an ubiquitin ligase that checks uncontrolle ...
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Identification of Serum MicroRNA-21 as a Biomarker for EarlyDetection and Prognosis in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Recent investigations have confirmed up-regulation of serum miR-21 and its diagnostic and prognostic valuein several human malignancies. In this study, we examined serum miR-21 levels in epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC) ...
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Long Non-coding RNA GAS5 Functions as a Tumor Suppressorin Renal Cell Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a malignancy with a poor prognosis. We aimed to explore whetherthe expression of Long Non-Coding RNA (LncRNA) growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) is associated withRCC ...
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Suppression of Cellular Apoptosis Susceptibility (CSE1L)Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis in ColorectalCancer Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)The cellular apoptosis susceptibility (CSE1L) gene has been demonstrated to regulate multiple cellularmechanisms including the mitotic spindle check point as well as proliferation and apoptosis. However, theimportance of ...
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Tumour Markers in Peritoneal Washing Fluid - Contribution to Cytology
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Peritoneal washing cytology (PWC) that shows the microscopic intra-peritoneal spread ofgynaecologic cancers is not used in staging but is known as prognostic factor and effective in planning theintensity ...
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Frequency and Type-distribution of Human Papillomavirusfrom Paraffin-embedded Blocks of High Grade CervicalIntraepithelial Neoplasia Lesions in Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Cervical cancer is the most important female gynecological cancer, the second leading cause of cancer mortalityin women worldwide and the second most common cancer in Thai women. The major cause of cervical cancer ispersistent ...
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Different Prognostic Factors Correlate with Bcl-2 Expressionamong Triple Negative and Non-Triple Negative Breast Cancers
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2013-02-01)Background: Prognostication of breast cancer using clinico-pathologic variables, although useful, remainsimperfect. Recent research has focused on finding new markers of prognosis using gene expression profiling.Panels ...
