• Willingness to Pay for Colorectal Cancer Screening and Effect of Copayment in Southern Thailand 

  Saengow, Udomsak؛ Birch, Stephen؛ Geater, Alan؛ Chongsuwiwatvong, Virasakdi (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: The incidence rate of colorectal cancer in Thailand is increasing. Hence, the nationwide screeningprogramme with copayment is being considered. There are two proposed screening alternatives: annual fecal

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• An Interleukin-6 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Prostate Adenocarcinoma and Bone Metastasis in an Iranian Population 

  Dargahi Abbasabad, Ghader؛ Banan Khojasteh, Seyed Mahdi؛ Eskandari Naji, Hadi؛ Zamani, Mohammad Reza؛ Hajipour, Hamed؛ Serati-Nouri, Hamed (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Objective: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine shown to be a strong factor for growth, proliferation andmetastasis with many malignancies. The promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) -174G>C ...

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• Frequency of ALK Rearrangement by FISH Testing and its Correlation with ALK-IHC in Adenocarcinoma of Primary Lung Origin 

  Moattar, Samar؛ Anwar, Namrah؛ Moatter, Tariq؛ Pervez, Shahid (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene can be oncogenic either by forming fusion with other genes, amplificationof the gene or by having mutations. ALK rearrangement can either be detected by standard “fluorescence ...

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• HER2 Expression Status and Prognostic, Diagnostic, and Demographic Properties of Patients with Gastric Cancer: a Single Center Cohort Study from Iran 

  Feizy, Abdolamir؛ Karami, Aida؛ Eghdamzamiri, Reza؛ Moghimi, Minoosh؛ Taheri, Hadi؛ Mousavinasab, Nouraddin (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: The fourth most prevalent cancer worldwide and a major cause of death in developing countries isgastric cancer (GC). Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), is a proto-oncogene expressed in ...

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• Potential Prophylactic Effect of Berberine against Rat Colon Carcinoma Induce by 1,2-Dimethyl Hydrazine 

  Ghareeb, Ahmed E؛ M Moawed, Fatma S؛ Ghareeb, Doaa A؛ Kandil, Eman I (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Introduction: Colon Cancer remains one of the major worldwide causes of cancer related morbidity and mortalityin both genders. Berberine (BBR), a major component of alkaloids that possess a variety of pharmacological ...

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• Muslim Husbands’ Roles in Women’s Health and Cancer: The Perspectives of Muslim Women in Indonesia 

  Widiasih, Restuning؛ Nelson, Katherine (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Breast and cervical cancers are the most common cause of cancer death among women in the world.These cancers are detectable early, however only a few women participate in cancer screening especially in ...

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• Factors Affecting Long-Survival of Patients with Esophageal Cancer Using Non-Mixture Cure Fraction Model 

  Zarean, Elaheh؛ Azizmohammad Looha, Mehdi؛ Amini, Payam؛ Mahmoudi, Mahmood؛ Azimi, Tara (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Objective: Esophageal cancer (EC) is one of the gastrointestinal malignancies with a very high morbidity andmortality rate due to poor prognosis. This study aims to assess the effects of risk factors on survival and ...

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• Body-Mind Healing Strategies in Patients with Cancer: a Qualitative Content Analysis 

  Khoshnood, Zohreh؛ Iranmanesh, Sedigheh؛ Rayyani, Masoud؛ Dehghan, Mahlegha (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Cancer is a major health problem around the world. The use of coping strategies among patientswith cancer depends on several issues. This study was conducted to determine coping strategies used by patients

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• Evaluation of Anticancer Activity of Camellia Sinensis in the Caco-2 Colorectal Cancer Cell Line 

  Esghaei, Maryam؛ Ghaffari, Hadi؛ Rahimi Esboei, Bahman؛ Ebrahimi Tapeh, Zienab؛ Bokharaei-Salim, Farah؛ Motevalian, Manijeh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is widespread across the world. While conventional anticancer treatmentscan help the affected patients, cells of vital organs such as the kidney, lungs, bladder and nervous system ...

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• HPV Could be a Potential Factor of Survival in Laryngeal Cancer: a Preliminary Study in Mexican Patients 

  Peralta, Raul؛ Garcia, Paola؛ Valdivia, Alejandra؛ Lopez, Arianna؛ Apresa, Teresa؛ Hernandez, Dulce M؛ Gallegos, Francisco؛ Alvarado-Cabrero, Isabel؛ Vargas-De-León, Cruz؛ Davila, Sonia؛ Romero, Pablo؛ Salcedo, Mauricio (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Introduction: In Head and Neck (HN) cancer, the High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (hr HPV) infection has beenassociated in about 40% of these tumors. The hr HPV infection is one of the etiological factors of several ...

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• Assessment of Depression and Anxiety in Breast Cancer Patients: Prevalence and Associated Factors 

  Tsaras, Konstantinos؛ Papathanasiou, Ioanna V؛ Mitsi, Dimitroula؛ Veneti, Aikaterini؛ Kelesi, Martha؛ Zyga, Sofia؛ Fradelos, Evangelos C (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Introduction: Having breast cancer or receiving treatment has been seen as a traumatic experience for women dueto its impacts on their self-image and sexual relationship, and may lead to an psychological reactions ...

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• Lack of Association between Oral Lichen Planus and Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection - a Report from Southeast Iran 

  Nosratzehi, Tahereh؛ Raiesi, Mehrab؛ Shahryari, Bahareh (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic autoimmune disease with an unknown etiology. Dentistsare usually the first medical practitioners to diagnose this condition although it also affects body parts other ...

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• Factors Predictive of Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients 

  Daldoul, Amira؛ Khechine, Wieme؛ Bhiri, Hanene؛ Ammar, Nouha؛ Bouriga, Rym؛ Krir, Moahamed Wassim؛ Soltani, Said؛ Zoukar, Olfa؛ Rhim, Mohamed Salah؛ Bouslah, Sarra؛ Dimassi, Sabrine؛ Abbess, Ibtissem؛ Saidani, Zahra؛ Zaied, Sonia (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Due to progress in medical care, the number of survivors from cancer has increased significantlyduring recent years and this raises the question of the quality of life (QoL), especially of the many women ...

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• Trends in Lung Cancer Incidence in Delhi, India 1988-2012: Age-Period-Cohort and Joinpoint Analyses 

  Malhotra, Rajeev Kumar؛ Manoharan, Nalliah؛ Nair, Omana؛ Deo, Suryanarayana؛ Rath, Goura Kishor (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Introduction: Lung cancer (LC) has been one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide, both in termsof new cases and mortality. Exponential growth of economic and industrial activities in recent decades in the ...

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• Non Size Based Morphology Criteria for Assessment of Response in Patients with Liver Metastases of Gastrointestinal Origin Receiving Systemic Treatment 

  Alhanafy, Alshimaa؛ Abdullah, Mohamed Shawky؛ Hafez, Hala؛ Abbas, Hanem (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background and Aim: Liver is the main site of metastases of gastrointestinal cancers, chemotherapy with orwithout targeted therapy is the standard treatment. Radiologic assessment of tumor response is usually done ...

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• Protein-Protein Interaction Network Analysis of Salivary Proteomic Data in Oral Cancer Cases 

  Amiri Dash Atan, Nasrin؛ Koushki, Mehdi؛ Rezaei Tavirani, Mostafa؛ Ahmadi, Nayeb Ali (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Oral cancer is a frequently encountered neoplasm of the head and neck region, being the eight mostcommon type of human malignancy worldwide. Despite improvement in its control, morbidity and mortality ...

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• Characterization and Validation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Xenograft tumor as a Suitable Liver Cancer Model for Preclinical Mesenchymal Stem Cell Studies 

  Hajighasemlou, Saieh؛ Pakzad, Saeedreza؛ Ai, Jafar؛ Muhammadnejad, Samad؛ Mirmoghtadaei, Milad؛ Hosseinzadeh, Faezeh؛ Gharibzadeh, Safoora؛ Kamali, Amir؛ Ahmadi, Akbar؛ Verdi, Javad (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most diagnosed cancer and the third leading causeof cancer-related death. sorafenib is used as a standard therapy to treat HCC. mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs)

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• Comparison Cure Rate Models by DIC Criteria in Breast Cancer Data 

  Baghestani, Ahmad Reza؛ Shahmirzalou, Parviz؛ Sayad, Soheila؛ Akbari, Mohammad Esmaeil؛ Zayeri, Farid (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: One of the malignant tumors is Breast Cancer (BC) that starts in the cells of breast. There is manymodels for survival analysis of patients such as Cox PH model, Parametric models etc. But some disease ...

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• Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Offspring Cancer Needs Instrument (OCNI) 

  Ghofrani, Marjan؛ Nikfarid, Lida؛ Nourian, Manijheh؛ Nasiri, Maliheh؛ Sayaddinia, Mahindokhat (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Aim: The offspring cancer needs instrument (OCNI) was developed specifically for assessing unmet psychosocialneeds of adolescents and young adults who have a parent with cancer. The aim of this study is to examine ...

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• Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Loco-regionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors 

  Kong, Moonkyoo؛ Lim, Yu Jin؛ Kim, Youngkyong (West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2018-06-01)

  Background: We conducted this study to contribute to resolving some controversial issues on management ofnasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: Thirty-two patients with stage III-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma were included

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