Volume 12, Issue 8
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ارسال های اخیر
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Bevacizumab: a New Potential Therapeutic Option in Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)
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Genetic Variation in the Fat10 Gene is Associated with Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Chinese Population
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background and Objectives: This study examined whether variation in exonic and flanking sequences of the human HLA-F adjacent transcript 10 (FAT10) gene might be associated with susceptibility and clinicopathological ...
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CYP1A1 Gene Polymorphisms: Lack of Association with Breast Cancer Susceptibility in the Southern Region (Madurai) of India
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)The cytochrome P 450 1A1 gene encoding a phase I metabolic enzyme appears to be a candidate for breast cancer risk. It is involved in the phase I detoxification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 2-hydroxylation ...
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Cancer Screening in Korea, 2010: Results from the Korean National Cancer Screening Survey
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)To investigate the participation rates in gastric, liver, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening in Korea, including both organised and opportunistic programmes, a nationwide interview survey using multi-stage ...
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Important Clarifications about Peculiarities of Hookah Smoking and Lung Cancer in Kashmir
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)
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Survey of Factors Associated with Nurses’ Perception of Patient Safety
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Objective: To describe the nurse’s perception of hospital organization related to cultural issues on the safety of the patient and reporting medical errors. In addition, to identify factors associated with the ...
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Therapeutic and Prognostic Implications
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) lack oestrogen receptor(ER), progesterone receptor (PR), nor over-express human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Epidemiologic studies demonstrate that women diagnosed with ...
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Risk Factors for Breast Cancer among Women in Bhopal Urban Agglomerate: A Case-Control Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females worldwide, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. The incidence is on the rise in India, and breast cancer is the second most common ...
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Simplified MSI Marker Panel for Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: Colorectal cancers (CRCs) tumors are diagnosed by microsatellite instability (MSI) due to accumulation of insertion/deletion mutations in tandem repeats of short DNA motifs (1–6 bp) called microsatellites. ...
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Impact of Income and Education on Drug Purchasing Decisions in Hong Kong Chinese Cancer Patients: a Pilot Study
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: The affordability of diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic interventions is a global concern, particularly in the developing world. To clarify the educational and financial factors that influence ...
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VEGF-C Antisense Oligoxydeonucleotide Suppression of Invasive Ability of the A-549 Lung Carcinoma Cell Line
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Objective: Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), a member of the VEGF family, has been reported to promote angiogenesis and tumor cell growth. In this study, we analyzed inhibitory action of a VEGF-C ...
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Breastfeeding is not Associated with Risk of Developing Childhood Leukemia in the Sultanate of Oman
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: Recent case-control studies on breastfeeding and childhood leukemia risk have indicated that longer duration of breast feeding (> 6 months) is associated with decreased risk of the disease. 6 months) is associated with decreased risk of the disease. Obj ...
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Esophageal Cancer Mortality Trends in Rural and Urban China Between 1987 and 2009
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Esophageal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant tumors in China. This study aimed to examine the temporal trend of esophageal cancer mortality rates during the period 1987-2009 in both rural and urban ...
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Genetic Alteration in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Detected by Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Oral cancer ranks as one of the top ten cancers in Thailand. Molecular carcinogenesis of this disease remains unknown. The purpose of this report was to identify the genetic alteration profile in Thai oral squamous cell ...
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Cytotoxic Potential of Indian Spices (Extracts) Against Esophageal Squamous Carcinoma Cells
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Diet is one of the important factors in cancer etiology and prevention. The Indian diet is particularly interesting in its many unique dietary constituents, including spices like chili pepper, cloves, black pepper and black ...
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Cancer Nursing Research Output and Topics in the First Decade of the 21st Century: Results of a Bibliometric and Co-word Cluster Analysis
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Objective: Many countries carry a high cancer burden and comprehensive cancer nursing is becoming increasingly complicated and difficult. Summarizing the recent research focus on cancer nursing may provide a ...
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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and ALDH2 and ADH1B Polymorphisms in Chinese Females
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Aim: Alcohol dehydrogenase-IB (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) are the key enzymes for elimination of ethanol and acetaldehyde, the latter being an established animal carcinogen produced after drinking. In this ...
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Knockdown of S100A4 Decreases Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in Osteosarcoma Cells by Repression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Osteosarcoma (OS), the most frequent bone tumor in children and adolescents, is highly malignant. Metastases are the major cause of death, and patients with relapse have a poor prognosis. Given the associations of S100A4 ...
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Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy with Imatinib for Locally Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Eastern Indian Patients
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: Imatinib mesylate is able to at least modify the course of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs). Neoadjuvant use for locally advanced lesions is evolving as a new treatment paradigm in this hitherto ...
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The Lady with Raised Prostate Specific Antigen: Do We Need To Worry?
(West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), 2011-08-01)Background: Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is generally considered a biological marker of prostate cancer although raised values may also be observed in benign prostatic diseases. PSA can be secreted in females ...
