Volume 20, Issue 5

 

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  • Improving Nurses’ Hand-off Process on Oncology Setting Using Lean Management Principles 

    Ayaad, Omar؛ Haroun, Anas؛ Yaseen, Rawya؛ Thiab, Fouad؛ Al-Rawashdeh, Khalid؛ Mohammad, Iqbal؛ Aqtash, Mohammed؛ Qadumi, Saleh؛ Altantawi, Yazan؛ Nairat, Ahmad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Patients in oncology setting are struggling with the complexed disease, and long and intensivetreatment options. This increase the need of patients for more coordination and effective hand-off between ...

  • Prognostic Relevance of SFRP1 Gene Promoter Methylation in Colorectal Carcinoma 

    Kumar, Alok؛ Gosipatala, Sunil Babu؛ Pandey, Anshuman؛ Singh, Pradyumn (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: The development of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) involves many genetic and epigenetic alterations andmethylation being an important epigenetic event has been described as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker. ...

  • Oral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Oral Health Care Dentists in Kuwait 

    Nazar, Huda؛ Shyama, Maddi؛ Ariga, Jitendra؛ El-Salhy, Mohamed؛ Soparkar, Pramod؛ Alsumait, Aishah (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Oral cancer signifies a public health concern of international importance. Early detection of oral cancercan improve the prognosis and the 5-year survival rate. Objective: The aim of this study was to ...

  • Medical Cost to Treat Cervical Cancer Patients at a Social Security Third Level Oncology Hospital in Mexico City 

    Granados-García, Víctor؛ Piña-Sánchez, Patricia؛ Reynoso-Noveron, Nancy؛ Flores, Yvonne N؛ Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto؛ Estrada-Gómez, Gloria؛ Apresa-García, Teresa؛ Briseño, Arely A (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Cervical Cancer (CC) is an important public health problem worldwide. In 2015, CC was the sixthleading cause of death for women aged 30-59 years in Mexico. Despite the importance of having high-quality ...

  • Microvessel Density (MVD) in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer 

    Krishnapriya, Syama؛ Malipatil, Basawantrao؛ Surekha, Suresh؛ Sundersingh, Shirley؛ Sridevi, Velusamy؛ Ananthi, Balasubramanian؛ Selvaluxmy, Ganesarajah؛ Ganesan, Trivadi S (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate microvessel density (MVD) by expression of CD31 andCLEC14A in core biopsies from previously untreated patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) and assess

  • Deep Learning Based Skin Lesion Segmentation and Classification of Melanoma Using Support Vector Machine (SVM) 

    R D, Seeja؛ A, Suresh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: The main objective of this study is to improve the classification performance of melanoma using deeplearning based automatic skin lesion segmentation. It can be assist medical experts on early diagnosis ...

  • High Efficacy of Rapid Urine Test for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Thai People 

    Aumpan, Natsuda؛ Vilaichone, Ratha-Korn؛ Chotivitayatarakorn, Peranart؛ Pornthisarn, Bubpha؛ Chonprasertsuk, Soonthorn؛ Bhanthumkomol, Patommatat؛ Kanokwanvimol, Amornnivit؛ Siramolpiwat, Sith؛ Mahachai, Varocha (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection plays an important role in furthereffective treatment. Rapid urine test (RAPIRUN) is a test developed for qualitative detection of urine H. ...

  • Does Salvage Chemotherapy Regimen Intensity Embark on Clearance of Bone Marrow Neuroblastoma? 

    Fawzy, Mohamed؛ Hamoda, Asmaa؛ Elhemaly, Ahmed؛ Elkinaai, Naglaa؛ Soliman, Sonya؛ Reda, Hala؛ Elmenawi, Salma؛ Moussa, Emad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Introduction: Neuroblastoma (NBL) is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. It accounts for 15%of the deaths from cancer in the pediatric age group. Approximately half of the newly diagnosed children ...

  • Assessment of Unmet Supportive Care Needs in Haematological Cancer Survivors 

    Konstantinidis, Theocharis I؛ Spinthouri, Maria؛ Ramoutsaki, Anastasia؛ Marnelou, Ariadni؛ Kritsotakis, Georgios؛ Govina, Ourania (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Health needs assessment is crucial for the provision of individualized nursing care. However, manypatients report a significant number of unmet needs. The aim of the present study was the assessment of ...

  • The Relation between Polymorphisms in Exon 5 and Exon 6 of GSTP1 Gene and the Risk of Lung Cancer in Iranian People 

    Shahsavari, Gholamreza؛ Amiri, Ali؛ Shamaei, Masoud؛ Adibhesami, Glavizh؛ Emami Razavi, Amirnader؛ Birjandi, Mehdi؛ Pourabdollah, Mihan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: The GSTP1 gene, which is located on chromosome 11q13, consists of 7 exons and 6 introns. Thereare two polymorphisms in GSTP1 that have been exposed to a transposition for codon 105 (Ile/Val) and 114 ...

  • Frailty Syndrome in Biliary Tract Cancer Patients: Prevalence and Associated Factors 

    Limpawattana, Panita؛ Wirasorn, Kosin؛ Sookprasert, Aumkhae؛ Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak؛ Titapun, Attapol؛ Luvira, Vor؛ Khuntikeo, Narong؛ Chindaprasirt, Jarin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Frailty, a risk of unfavorable outcomes from disability to adapt to stressors, is common in the elderlybut could occur in younger patients with cancer. This study focused on the prevalence of frailty in ...

  • Methionine Synthase Reductase-A66G and -C524T Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Prostate Cancer: A Case-Control Trial 

    Basir, Atefeh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Purpose: Some variations in the sequence of methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) gene can increase the risk ofvarious cancers such as prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between ...

  • Circulating miR-20a and miR-26a as Biomarkers in Prostate Cancer 

    Mohammadi Torbati, Peyman؛ Asadi, Fatemeh؛ Fard-Esfahani, Pezhman (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: Circulating microRNAs (miRNAs), present in body fluids, have been considering importance as cancerbiomarkers. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether circulatory miR-20a and miR-26a can be used ...

  • C-MYC and BCL2: Correlation between Protein Over-Expression and Gene Translocation and Impact on Outcome in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma 

    Mohammed, Amrallah A؛ Rashed, Hayam E؛ Abdelrahman, Aziza E؛ Obaya, Ahmed A؛ Toam, Mostafa؛ Abdel Nour, Hanim M؛ Abdelhamid, Mohamed I؛ Elsayed, Fifi Mostafa (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background: Due to lack of availability of gene expression profiling (GEP) for most developing countries andclinicians; the immunohistochemistry (IHC) is mostly used in the clinical application. The aim of our study ...

  • The New Compound of (2R, 4S)-N-(2, 5-difluorophenyl)-4- Hydroxy-1-(2, 2, 2-Trifluoroacetyl) Pyrrolidine-2-Carboxamide to Mediate the Expression of Some Apoptosis Genes by the HepG2 Cell Line 

    Ramezani, Mahnaz؛ Ramezani, Mahin؛ Darehkordi, Ali؛ Hassanshahi, Gholamhossein؛ Mirzaei, Mohammad Reza (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objectives: Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most frequent cancers worldwide, for the treatment of whichvarious therapy protocols and drugs have been introduced; however, none of them has suppressed cancer ...

  • Using Google Trends Data to Study Public Interest in Breast Cancer Screening in Malaysia 

    Mohamad, Mazlyfarina؛ Kok, Hui Sin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: This study aims to investigate the public pattern in seeking breast cancer screening information inMalaysia using Google Trends. Methods: The Google Trends database was evaluated for the relative Internet ...

  • Protecting the Privacy of Cancer Patients Using Fuzzy Association Rule Hiding 

    Krishnamoorthy, Sathiyapriya؛ Murugesan, Kaviya (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: Privacy protection in the medical field means the protection of individuals from being associated withundesirable conditions, diagnoses or treatments (Sensitive Attributes). The problem of knowledge discovery ...

  • Predicting Source and Age of Brain Tumor Using Canny Edge Detection Algorithm and Threshold Technique 

    G, Parthasarathy؛ L, Ramanathan؛ K, Anitha؛ Y, Justindhas (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: We propose an iterative method and associated with thresholding technique for detecting the tumorsource and the age of tumor. Methods: The technique is based on Euclidean distance with strong edge and weak ...

  • The Relationship between the Serum Level of Selenium and Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: A Comparative Study in a Population of Nigerian Women 

    Obhielo, Ehiozogie؛ Ezeanochie, Michael؛ Olokor O, Oghenefegor؛ Okonkwo, Anthony؛ Gharoro, Etedafe (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Objective: To determine the relationship between the serum level of selenium and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia(CIN). Methods: A case controlled study that compared the serum level of selenium in 45 women with ...

  • Index-Based Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Prostate Cancer among Iranian Men 

    Ghanavati, Matin؛ Movahed, Mehdi؛ Rashidkhani, Bahram؛ Rakhsha, Afshin؛ Hejazi, Ehsan (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2019-05-01)
    Background and objective: The second most common cancer in men after lung cancer is prostate cancer (PC).Previous studies assessed the association between food items or food groups and the risk of PC, but diet quality ...

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