Cancer incidences as well as the most prevalent cancer types vary greatly across Asian countries since people have differing health behaviors as well as lifestyle factors related to cancer risk. Countries have varying ...

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to describe women’s perceived benefits regarding cervical cancer and their association with socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional ...

Introduction: Recently, NCRP (ICMR), Bangalore, has published a report on Time Trends in Cancer Incidence Rates. The report also provided projected numbers of cancer cases at the India country level for selected ...

Glutathione S-transferases may be over expressed in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) but association of GST polymorphism with susceptibility to the disease is unclear. The objective of this study was to determine relationships ...

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is rare in most populations but common in Southern China and Southeast Asia. To understand the role of environmental exposures on risk of NPC, a case-control study was conducted among 327 newly ...

Objective: To assess serum IL-6 in women with or without low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs) in Pap smears and correlate with the nucleo/cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio. Methods: Manual ...

In the absence of any nationwide cervical screening program, cancer of cervix remains a major public health problem for India. We here assessed knowledge levels of female college students about cervical cancer, its risk ...

Background: Associations between family history of colorectal cancer (CRC) in first degree relatives and risk of developing cancer have been well defined, but interactions with environmental, lifestyle and dietary ...

Purpose: To compare diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) with cystoscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with bladder tumor and to investigate any histopathological correlation. Materials and ...

NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a cytosolic enzyme that catalyzes the two-electron reductionof numerous quinoid compounds into their less toxic form, thus NQO1 protecting cells against oxidative stress.The gene ...

The aim of this study is to compare cancer survivals of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and consider health-service and research implications Cancer registry data from South Australia were used to calculate ...

Studies have showed an association between type 2 diabetes and breast cancer in Western countries. The association should be confirmed in an Asian population which has a lower incidence of breast cancer. Our study aimed ...

This review article discusses the theoretical principles of social cognitive learning theory and children’s risk-taking behavior of cigarette smoking, along with preventive initiatives. Social cognitive learning theorists ...

Objective: To conduct a retrospective analysis of disease free survival (DFS) of locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) in relation to evolution of treatment and related factors. Methods: A total ...

Background: Survivin is specific antiapoptotic gene product expressed in a variety of human neoplasmswhose overexpression might assist in early diagnosis and as a prognostic marker. Objectives: The aim ...

Introduction: In recent years, Fms-like tyrosin kinase (FLT) 3 has been the subject of several studies as a prognostic marker. Objective: In this study, the presence of FLT3 mutations in childhood ...

Objective: Research over the past several decades has indicated that low socioeconomic class has a direct effect on health outcomes. In Malaysia, class distribution may differ with the region. The objective of ...

Construction industry workers are exposed to many known carcinogens in their complex occupational environment. Since there are no past studies on genotoxicity among this group in the Indian subcontinent, workers engaged ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of a combination of vinorelbine and epirubicin (NE) with fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC) as a postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. ...

Polymorphic deletions of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes involved in the detoxification of potentially carcinogenic agents may be risk factors for various cancers, including head and neck cancer (HNC). In the present case-control ...