Volume 21, Issue 6
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Factors Associated with Time Intervals for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer: A Hospital Based Study in Khon Kaen, Thailand
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the five-leading cancers in Thailand. Delayed diagnosis is crucial for undermining the prognosis of the patients. This study aims to evaluate the factors associated with the ...
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Effect of a Pedometer-based Exercise Program on Cancer Related Fatigue and Quality of Life amongst Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst Indian women. Cancer treatments leads to various side effects out of which Cancer-Related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most under-addressed side-effects. It is ...
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Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of the Sex Differences in Cancer Mortality Rates in Japan from 1995 to 2015
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: The current study aimed to analyze the sex differences in cancer mortality rates in Japan via an age-period-cohort (APC) analysis. Methods: We used data about cancer mortality rates from 1995 to 2015 in Japan ...
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Risk Scoring System based on lncRNA Expression for Predicting Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Cirrhosis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Objective: This study aims to explore the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for predicting survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with cirrhosis. Methods: A set of lncRNAs differentially expressed between ...
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Methylene Blue Absorption in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Early Breast Cancer after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Introduction: Chemotherapy is claimed to cause lymphatic drainage damage because of the tumor cell's apoptosis process. This event might cause decreased marker (radioactive solution and/or blue dye) absorption on sentinel ...
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Prophylactic Chemotherapy with Methotrexate Leucovorin in High-Risk Hydatidiform Mole
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Aim: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia (GTN) is used to describe a group of malignant gestational tumors originating from the placenta. The chance of having malignant GTN is high in a high-risk molar pregnancy. The main ...
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MiRNA-7 Replacement Effect on Proliferation and Tarceva-Sensitivity in U373-MG Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: Deregulation of the EGFR signaling pathway activity has been shown to can be effective in resistance to EGFR-TKIs, such as Tarceva (erlotinib), in glioblastoma cells. In addition, reports have shown that the ...
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Driving to Childhood Cancer Hub Hospitals: A Study on Hospital Accessibility in Japan
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Objective: In 2013, 15 childhood cancer hub hospitals in Japan were designated to provide quality medical treatment and care. The present study assessed hospital accessibility by investigating travel times and distances ...
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Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX followed by Chemoradiotherapy for Middle and Lower Rectal Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Objective: Neoadjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection is the standard of care in the treatment of rectal cancer. We are investigating the value of adding combination chemotherapy oxaliplatin, ...
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Effect of Hip Prosthesis on Photon Beam Characteristics in Radiological Physics
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Introduction: Aim of study is to investigate the effect of hip prosthesis on 6 and 15 MV photon beam energies. Materials and Methods: Prosthesis was kept at the level of tray position. The measurements were done on Varian ...
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Microarray Analysis of Gene Expression Involved in Butyrate-Resistant Colorectal Carcinoma HCT116 Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: Resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is usually found in cancer stem cells (CSCs) and cancer stem-like cells that are often regarded as the target for cancer monitoring. However, the different patterns of their ...
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Predictors of the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Obtained from Real-World Data Analysis in Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Medications that target programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) have proven effective. However, blockade of PD-1/Programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1) causes immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Characteristics of this irAE ...
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Clinical Potentials of miR-576-3p, miR-613, NDRG2 and YKL40 in Colorectal Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common type of gastrointestinal tract cancers. This investigation aim was to assess the expression of miR-576-3p and miR-613 in CRC patients in addition to NDRG2 and YKL40 ...
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Glutathione S-transferase Polymorphisms in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Chemotherapy and/or Radiotherapy
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background/Aim: The Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are important carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes. Polymorphisms involved in these enzymes can modulate the development and treatment of head and neck cancer. To investigate ...
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Dosimetric Validation of Digital Megavolt Imager for Flattening Filter Free Beams in the Pre-Treatment Quality Assurance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Liver Metastases
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Aim: The aim is to evaluate the use of digital megavolt imager (DMI) aS1200 in portal dosimetry with flattening filter free (FFF) beams. Materials and Methods: Dosimetric properties of DMI is characterized at 6MV FFF beams ...
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Health Promoting Lifestyle and its Relationship with Self-Efficacy in Iranian Mastectomized Women
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Introduction: Lifestyle modification has an important role in long-term health of breast cancer patients. As a result, this study aimed to identify the health-promoting lifestyle and its subdomains in mastectomized women ...
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Conflict of Interest: Are Iranian Breast Cancer Specialists Prone to it?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Introduction: Giving gifts is a common way to promote and encourage the use of products of trading companies and increase the patient referrals to diagnostic centers. The present study aimed to assess the practice of ...
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Gastric Cancer in Aktobe Region of Western Kazakhstan from 2009 to 2018: Incidence Rates, Trends, and Five-Year Survival
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Objective: to assess the current state of gastric cancer (GC) incidence and its five-year survival across Aktobe region of western Kazakhstan from 2009 to 2018 by presenting key indicators and analyzing the most significant ...
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The Expression of p53, CD44, Ki-67, and HER-2/neu Markers in Gastric Cancer and Its Association with Histopathological Indicators: A Retrospective Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background and objectives: Gastric cancer is known as one of the most common cancers and causes of deaths. Early and proper diagnosis is one of the most important things for treatment response. Therefore, this study aimed ...
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The Ominous beginning” Perceptions of Smokeless Tobacco Initiation among the Paniya Tribes of Wayanad: A qualitative Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2020-06-01)Background: The prevalence of tobacco chewing, and related oral mucosal lesions is alarmingly high amongst the Paniya tribes of Wayanad. A deeper understanding of their socio-cultural factors, beliefs, attitudes and ...