Volume 15, Issue 4
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Anticancer Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients with Skin Metastases Refractory to Conventional Treatments
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Skin metastases of breast cancer are usually late events in the course of tumor progression and signify apoor prognosis. They may remain as a therapeutic challenge especially after failure of standard treatments.Topical ...
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Low Level of TERC Gene Amplification between Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patients Resistant and Respond to Imatinib Mesylate Treatment
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)The amplification of telomerase component (TERC) gene could play an important role in generation andtreatment of haematological malignancies. This present study was aimed to investigate copy number amplificationstatus of ...
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Ethanolic Extract from Derris scandens Benth Mediates Radiosensitzation via Two Distinct Modes of Cell Death in Human Colon Cancer HT-29 Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Enhancing of radioresponsiveness of tumors by using radiosensitizers is a promising approach to increase theefficacy of radiation therapy. Recently, the ethanolic extract of the medicinal plant, Derris scandens Benth hasbeen ...
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Can Low Molecular Weight Heparins Circumvent the Problem of Coumadine and Chemotherapy Interaction in Cancer Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)
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Screening for Metastatic Osteosarcoma Biomarkers with a DNA Microarray
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Objective: The aim of this study was to screen for possible biomarkers of metastatic osteosarcoma (OS) using aDNA microarray. Methods: We downloaded the gene expression profile GSE49003 from Gene ...
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Berberine Hydrochloride Impact on Physiological Processes and Modulation of Twist Levels in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma CNE-1 Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Objective: The main purpose of this work was to investigate the effect of berberine hydrochloride (BH) onthe proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of CNE-1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Our results ...
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HIF-1α and GLUT1 Gene Expression is Associated with Chemoresistance of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Aims: Much evidence suggests that increased glucose metabolism in tumor cells might contribute to thedevelopment of acquired chemoresistance. However, the molecular mechanisms are not fully clear. Therefore,we investigated ...
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An Exploratory Study of Japanese Fathers’ Knowledge of and Attitudes towards HPV and HPV Vaccination: Does Marital Status Matter?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: No studies on male attitudes towards HPV and HPV vaccination have been conducted in Japan,and little is known globally whether attitudes of single fathers differ to those living with a female partner. ...
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Transrectal Real-time Tissue Elastography - An Effective Way to Distinguish Benign and Malignant Prostate Tumors
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: To investigate the relationship between extracellular matrix parameters and texture of prostaticlesions evaluated by transrectal real-time tissue elastography (TRTE). Methods: 120 patients ...
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Efficacy and Safety of Raltitrexed Combinations with Uracil-Tegafur or Mitomycin C as Salvage Treatment in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Study of Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology (ASMO)
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: There is no standard treatment for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) progressing afteririnotecan and oxaliplatin treatment. Here we aimed to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy and tolerability ...
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Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Prostaglandin-endoperoxide Synthase 2 (PTGS2) and Phospholipase A2 Group IIA (PLA2G2A) Genes with Susceptibility to Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: The prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) and phospholipase A2 group IIA (PLA2G2A)genes encode enzymes that are involved in arachidonic acid and prostaglandin biosynthesis. Dysregulation ofboth ...
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Motivating Underserved Vietnamese Americans to Obtain Colorectal Cancer Screening: Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored DVD Intervention
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death among Vietnamese Americans, yetscreening remains underutilized. We investigated the effectiveness of a culturally tailored DVD intervention ...
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Favorable Outcome in Elderly Asian Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Everolimus: The Osaka Urologic Oncology Group
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: In clinical trials with no upper age limit, the proportion of older patients is usually small, probablyreflecting the more conservative approach adopted by clinicians when treating the elderly. An ...
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D-Pinitol Promotes Apoptosis in MCF-7 Cells via Induction of p53 and Bax and Inhibition of Bcl-2 and NF-κB
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Development of drugs from natural products has been undergoing a gradual evoluation. Many plant derivedcompounds have excellent therapeutic potential against various human ailments. They are important sourcesespecially for ...
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Compound HRAS/PIK3CA Mutations in Chinese Patients with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcomas
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)The rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common type of soft tissue tumor in children and adolescents;yet only a few screens for oncogenic mutations have been conducted for RMS. To identify novel mutations andpotential ...
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In Vitro and in Vivo Antitumor Evaluation of Berbamine for Lung Cancer Treatment
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Purpose: Lung cancer, one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in the world, is characterized byrelatively high morbidity and mortality. Berbamine (BER) has been initially reported to exert anti-proliferativeeffects ...
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Lack of Correlations among Histopathological Parameters, Ki-67 Proliferation Index and Prognosis in Pheochromocytoma Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: In this study prognostic correlations of histopathologic parameters and the Ki-67 proliferationindex and as well as the diagnostic value of immunohistochemical markers in pheochromocytomas were ...
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Caring for a Child with Cancer: Impact on Mother’s Health
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)The life of a mother undergoes a dramatic change after a child is diagnosed with cancer. The present studyaimed to determine effects on the everyday life process and health status of mothers with children sufferingfrom ...
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Feedback on Baseline Use of Staging Images is Important to Improve Image Overuse with Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate baseline use and positive rates of staging images(bone scan, CT) in newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer (PCa) and to improve staging image overuse.Materials ...
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Differential microRNA Expression by Solexa Sequencing in the Sera of Ovarian Cancer Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2014-04-01)MicroRNAs are a class of small noncoding RNA which play important regulatory roles in a variety of cancers.MiRNA-specific expression profiles have been reported for several pathological conditions. In this study, wecombined ...
