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 ...

The multidrug resistance (MDR1) gene product P-glycoprotein is a membrane bound protein that functions as an ATP-dependent efflux pump, transporting exogenous and endogenous substrates from the cells. Since it plays an ...

Several genetic studies worldwide have recommended VDR as candidate gene for determining risk of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). We investigated the association between VDR gene polymorphisms and the risk of BPH in an ...

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 ...

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: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide. Iran is located in a low risk area but, while the true prevalence of HCC in Iran is unknown, it is not an uncommon malignancy. ...

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 ...

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. ...

Background: The numbers of patients with colorectal cancer and associated deaths have been increasing in Japan, probably due to rapid lifestyle changes. Prevention is clearly important and the present study aimed ...

Background: Various types of lesion from inflammation to carcinoma can affect the breast. Some lesions are common in young females while others are more common in elderly age group. Early presentation and prompt ...

Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease in which autocytotoxic CD8+ T cells (CTLs) trigger apoptosis of oral epithelial cells. Activated CTLs can produce Fas ligand and by binding ...

Objectives: Cervical cancer(CC) had the second highest incidence of female cancers in Malaysia in 2003-2006. Prevention is possible by both Pap smear screening and HPV vaccination with either the bivalent vaccine ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background: While it is well known that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is increased in colorectal adenoma and carcinoma, there is only limited information on its status in stromal tumours. Methods: ...

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 ...

Calreticulin, since its discovery as a ubiquitous protein of endoplasmic reticulum, has become recognized as a multifunctional luminal resident protein affecting many cellular functions ranging from development to death ...

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 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 ...

Introduction: This paper describes recent population-based cancer registration In Basrah-Southern Iraq and presents a profile on the outcome over a period of four years (2005-2008). Objectives: ...